Iola got themselves on the board against Burton on Tuesday, but Burton never followed suit. They skirted past the Burton Panthers 2-0. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly two runs.
Brody Vaughn
| 03/11/25 vs Burton | 16 |
| 03/06/25 vs Groesbeck | 11 |
| 02/22/25 @ Jacksonville | 10 |
| 05/10/24 vs Harper | 6 |
| 02/25/25 @ Anderson-Shiro | 1 |
Not much got past Brody Vaughn, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Burton off the board. The dominant performance gave Vaughn a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Iola saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Fowler, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Iola's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Burton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Iola will have a chance to go back-to-back against Burton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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