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| 05/01/24 - Away | 17-3 W |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 8-9 L |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 6-12 L |
| 05/03/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 8-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Burns is 8-2 against East Gaston since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Burns will welcome East Gaston at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Gaston will be up against a hot Burns team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Burns never let Bessemer City get on the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Thursday. That 19 run margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
Meanwhile, East Gaston entered their tilt with Shelby on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Golden Lions 24-7.
Madi Perrigo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Summey, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Lexi Wheeler was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
East Gaston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelby only posted a batting average of .250.
Burns pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for East Gaston, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Everything went Burns' way against East Gaston when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Burns made off with a 17-3 victory. Will Burns repeat their success, or does East Gaston has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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