Baseball Preview: Pine-Richland Rams vs. Butler Golden Tornado
The Pine-Richland Rams will stay at home for another game and welcome the Butler Golden Tornado at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Pine-Richland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Pine-Richland beat Canon-McMillan 9-4.
Reece Rupert tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Peyton Ford and Tanner Cunningham did most of the damage at the plate: Ford scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Cunningham scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Anthony Mengine, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Butler had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Mars on Thursday.
Kyle Casteel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Butler saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Boden Lenyk, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Pine-Richland pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Butler, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Wednesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Pine-Richland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .345. However, it's not like Butler struggles in that department as they've averaged .347. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Pine-Richland couldn't quite finish off Butler when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Pine-Richland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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