After flying high against Limon on Tuesday, Burlington came back down to earth. The Cougars took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colby Eagles on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-5 last Thursday.
Scout Humrich was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those doubles were his first of the season.
Burlington's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Colby, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Coming up, Burlington will face off against Calhan at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.69 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Colby, they will take on Hugoton on Tuesday.
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