Burrell has won six straight games at home, while Mt. Pleasant has won six straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Bucs will host the Vikings at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Burrell beat Ligonier Valley 7-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Pleasant). Everything went their way against Yough on Tuesday as they made off with a 15-4 victory. The Vikings have beaten the Cougars the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Cougars has come to flipping the script.
Cole Chatfield was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Mt. Pleasant is undefeated when Chatfield posts two or more runs, but 3-4-2 otherwise.
In other batting news, Santino Marne and Jordan Grieff did most of the damage at the plate: Marne scored three runs while going 4-for-5, while Grieff scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave Grieff a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Strayer, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Mt. Pleasant kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 13.2.
Burrell's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Mt. Pleasant, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4-2.
Burrell beat Mt. Pleasant 10-5 in their previous matchup last Wednesday. Will the Bucs repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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