For the second straight game, Burlingame will face off against Carlmont. The Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Scots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, Burlingame needed a bit of extra time to put away Carlmont. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Scots, sneaking past 3-2.
For Carlmont's part, Nathan Werbinski was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Werbinski is becoming a predictor of Carlmont's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 2-1 (and 9-11 when he doesn't). Werbinski was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Arnav Prathipati was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
Werbinski wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Attard, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
Burlingame is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Carlmont, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Burlingame has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Carlmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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