The Rouse Raiders will face off against the Burbank Bulldogs on Saturday. Rouse will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Rouse is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They didn't even let Tivy on the board, marking the Raiders' second-straight 9-0 shutout. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Burbank, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past MacArthur 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since March 12th.
Evelyn Lopez made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up four earned runs off 12 hits. Lopez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Gianina Valdez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one RBI. Abigale Serafin was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Burbank was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .429 or higher in six consecutive matches.
Burbank is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Rouse, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9-2.
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