Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burke County). They never let the Butler Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Tuesday. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Paityn Oglesby made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. Oglesby was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Maddox Russell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. Galiyah Williams was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burke County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 9.6.
Burke County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Butler, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Burke County beat Butler by a score of 29-1 later that day.
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