The Burbank Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Edison Golden Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Burbank 2.7, Edison 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Burbank fell victim to Brackenridge and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Edison waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Owls get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Golden Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.
Highlands' batters probably weren't too happy with Jayden Beltran, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up five walks).
On the hitting side, Sergio Villarreal and Xavier Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Villarreal scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Martinez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Villarreal a new career-high in RBI (three). Noah Soto was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Edison hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highlands struck out nine times.
Edison's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Burbank, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Burbank came out on top in a nail-biter against Edison when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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