The Burlington Demons will head out on the road to take on the Westosha Central Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Burlington will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Indian Trail, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Burlington was the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over Indian Trail on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Burlington considering their two-run performance the match before.
Macie Plitzuweit made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Plitzuweit was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Allison Calkins looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kasey Lois, who went 5-for-5 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Kati Berezowitz was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Westosha Central put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Burlington as Westosha Central made off with a 12-2 win.
Burlington's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Westosha Central, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Burlington might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Westosha Central when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can Burlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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