The Burney Raiders will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Redding Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burney has 11 straight wins, Redding Christian has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Burney is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Portola (and have done all season long). Burney never let Portola onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Friday. 13 seems to be a good number for Burney as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mia Perez made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Perez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alyssa Hawkins was a standout: she scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Tait, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Redding Christian has finally found some success away from home. They lost 15-6 to Chester on Friday.
Burney is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Redding Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Burney took their victory against Redding Christian in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 13-3. Does Burney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Redding Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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