Around the Burlington High School Sports World

Well we have officially entered the second half of the 2011 spring high school season, and many of thesquads are vying for the right to play in the post-season. While some have already qualified for a post-season birth, others have some work to do still. Let’s take a look back at some of the results from this past week.

Tennis

Both the boys’ and girls’ tennis teams have experienced extremely successful seasons for Burlington High School in 2011. Both squads were able to continue their winning ways this past week, as well, as each squared off with Belmont and Woburn. The boys’ were at Belmont Monday afternoon to take on a Marauder team that has been trying to make a name for themselves in the Middlesex League tennis circuit. The Red Devils handled them, however, earning a 4-1 decision. They then made quick work of Woburn on Wednesday, winning 5-0 to improve to 11-3 on the season.

The Lady Red Devils followed the boys’ lead, squeaking out a Monday afternoon. The cruised through the rest of the week, however, beating Reading 5-0 on Tuesday and finishing off their strong week with a 4-1 win over Woburn Wednesday. The girls’ improved to 13-2 on the season with their 3-0 week.

Baseball

The BHS baseball team continued to battle this past week and moved another step closer to clinching a spot in the 2011 post-season, going 2-1 on the week.

They started things off on a negative note, just falling short on the road at Reading, losing 5-4. They were able to bounce back nicely from there, though. They beat Watertown fairly easily on Tuesday, getting an 8-1 decision, and then capped off their week with a 9-2 win over Stoneham on Wednesday. Against Stoneham, Joe Maron pitched a complete game for Burlington, allowing just two hits on the afternoon.

The Red Devils improved to 9-5 on the season with their strong week.

Softball

The Burlington High softball team has had an extremely strong 2011 season, proving to be a top team in the Middlesex League. Such was the case once again this past week as the Lady Red Devils went a perfect 3-0 on the week, improving to 11-2 on the season.

They were able to edge Reading on Monday afternoon, 1-0 in 8 innings, to kick off the week. Amber Eisenhauer hit the game winning RBI single in the top of the 8^th and BHS was able to hold the Rockets off in the bottom of the inning to take the win. They followed that up with two dominating wins, beating Watertown 16-2 on Tuesday and Stoneham 8-3 on Wednesday.