Burnsville, MN — Burnsville 9A beat Lakeville South 9A 9-4 on Thursday. The Cougars 9A open the scoring with 2 runs in the second inning. The Blaze 9A pulled away for good with six runs in the third inning. In the third John Santelman doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring Luke McHugh, AJ Galvin singled on a 0-1 count, scoring three runs, and Darren Einberger doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs. Eli Johnson was on the hill for Burnsville Freshman Blaze 9A. The righthander went three and a third innings, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out five. Greydon Eisebrand and Luke Dam came in in relief to seal the victory. The Blaze 9A tallied eight hits in the game. AJ led the Blaze 9A with three hits in four at bats, while John had two hits in three at bats. Darren, Greydon and Chase Classen each had a hit on the night. Branden Einberger led the Blaze 9A with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with eight stolen bases. The Blaze 9A hit the road to Apple Valley for their first away game tomorrow afternoon.