Burley is 2-8 against Minico since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Burley Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Minico Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Burley came up short against Twin Falls and fell 12-8.
Jacoby Roe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-6 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Camden Cooper, who scored two runs while going 3-for-6.
Meanwhile, Minico didn't have quite enough to beat Twin Falls on Tuesday and fell 4-2. Minico has struggled against Twin Falls recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Jase Murphy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Paxton Twiss was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Burley's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Minico, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Burley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Minico struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Burley came up short against Minico in their previous meeting back in March, falling 11-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Minico's Logan Mabey, who struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Now that Burley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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