MacArthur waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the Burbank Bulldogs. MacArthur might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Korey Alston and Logan Garren made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Alston didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Garren tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Alston has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Alston went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Garren scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jt Gray was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Burbank's side, they got a good showing from Matthew Meza, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Burbank saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Bernsen, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
MacArthur has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Burbank, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10-1.
MacArthur will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Alamo Heights at 5:00 p.m. MacArthur is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Alamo Heights a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Burbank, they will head out on the road to challenge Brackenridge at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Brackenridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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