Softball Preview: North Allegheny Tigers vs. Butler Golden Tornado
North Allegheny is 10-0 against Butler since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The North Allegheny Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Butler Golden Tornado at 5:30 p.m. North Allegheny will be strutting in after a win while Butler will be coming in after a loss.
North Allegheny will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Baldwin on Saturday. North Allegheny sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 victory over Baldwin.
Meanwhile, Butler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-1 walloping at the hands of Norwin.
Kelsey Ogin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and eight unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Alley Bartley was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
North Allegheny now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Butler, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went North Allegheny's way against Butler in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as North Allegheny made off with a 13-2 win. Will North Allegheny repeat their success, or does Butler have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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