Burgettstown stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Washington Prexies with a sharp 19-9 victory. The win was familiar territory for Burgettstown who now have five in a row.
Brodie Kuzior made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Kuzior has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kuzior was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Eric Kovach was a standout: he scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Carson Tkalcevic was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
On Washington's side, Austin Chaney was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ayvari Chandler, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Burgettstown is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. As for Washington, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
Burgettstown will head out on the road to challenge Charleroi at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Charleroi is on a three-game streak of home wins, Burgettstown a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Washington will take on Jefferson-Morgan at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Washington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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