The South Park Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Burgettstown Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Park will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, South Park was able to grind out a solid win over Steel Valley, taking the game 8-4.
Meanwhile, Burgettstown beat Bethlehem Center 8-5 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won six in a row.
Jayden Roach and Wyatt Stevenson made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Roach tossed six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Stevenson pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Roach scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Stevenson scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Sam Elich was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Charles, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
South Park pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Burgettstown, their record now sits at 5-1.
Everything went South Park's way against Burgettstown when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as South Park made off with a 15-9 win. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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