Baseball Game Preview: La Salle Lancers vs. Butler Aviators

The La Salle Lancers will square off against the Butler Aviators at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (La Salle 3.9, Butler 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

La Salle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Batavia.

Meanwhile, Butler waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Buccaneers a 9-0 shutout. Considering the Aviators have won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Butler's win bumped their record up to 23-2. As for La Salle, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.