Burney put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past the Redding Christian Lions 13-3. The win was nothing new for Burney as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Mia Perez was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Perez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Burney let Aubrey Tait and Ciara Parker loose on the outfield. Tait scored four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Parker scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Hawkins, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
On Redding Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maya Espinosa, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Burney has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Redding Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.
Burney will be playing in front of their home fans against Portola at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Burney will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive. As for Redding Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Chester at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Chester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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