Softball Preview: West Carrollton Pirates vs. Butler Aviators
West Carrollton is 1-6 against Butler since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Carrollton Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Butler Aviators at 4:30 p.m.
West Carrollton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-1 walloping at the hands of Piqua. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, West Carrollton couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Butler has not done well against Troy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Butler was the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over Troy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Butler.
West Carrollton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Butler, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
West Carrollton suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Butler in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can West Carrollton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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