The Josey Eagles will square off against the Burke County Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Burke County is facing Josey at the wrong time: Josey suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 19-5 to the Bulldogs. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burke County). They were the clear victor by a 29-1 margin over Butler on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Malia Washington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. Washington was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Braylin Fare was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Maddox Russell was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burke County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 38%.
Josey's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Burke County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
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