Burrell one better in slugfest with Cougars

The Bucs scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead and hold on against Charleroi.

Many first-round playoff baseball games are grudge matches on the mound with one or two runs being scored against the best pitchers that each side has to offer.

During Thursday’s opening round action of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, it was the offenses of No. 8 Burrell and No. 9 Charleroi that engaged in a heavyweight battle, trading blows until two runs in the bottom of the sixth claimed a 1...