Softball Game Preview: Burke County Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 2:17am

Softball Preview: Burke County Bears vs. Butler Bulldogs

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The Burke County Bears's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Butler Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Burke County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Burke County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Metter just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 8-0. The Bears have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their match on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Burke County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylin Fare, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.

Meanwhile, Butler waltzed into their contest two weeks ago with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Spartans 20-7. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 13 runs or more this season.

Burke County's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Butler, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1.

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