Baseball Preview: Urban Prep-Bronzeville Lions vs. Butler Lynx
The Urban Prep-Bronzeville Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Butler Lynx at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Urban Prep-Bronzeville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Urban Prep-Bronzeville came up short against Perspectives Leadership and fell 10-7.
Maurice Hughes stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Pharell Hart was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Butler made sure to put some runs up on the board against Hansberry last Saturday. Butler narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hansberry 10-9.
Brandon Savage made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Savage was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Melvin Jeter was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Clarence Standley, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Urban Prep-Bronzeville's loss dropped their record down to 0-6-1. As for Butler, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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