Burrell entered their tilt with Highlands with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Highlands Golden Rams on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Burrell also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
For Highlands' part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kristian Kocon, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Highlands didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Burrell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Highlands, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Burrell will be playing at home against Leechburg at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Leechburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Burrell's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Highlands, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 17-1 victory vs. Springdale on the 8th.
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