Baseball Preview: Butler Bears vs. Liberal Bulldogs
Butler is 4-0 against Liberal since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Butler Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Liberal Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Butler has four straight victories, Liberal has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Wednesday, Butler was able to grind out a solid win over Adrian, taking the game 8-5.
The team relied heavily on Maddox Fennewald, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Bryson Kash, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Liberal suffered a tough 13-7 loss at the hands of Archie on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Liberal has lost by exactly six runs.
The victory got Butler back to even at 9-9. As for Liberal, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Butler came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberal when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Butler since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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