It was a proper cat-fight when Beaver challenged Blackhawk on Monday. The Bobcats came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 5-1. The Bobcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.
Ty Butler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Butler was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Butler wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Derek Hughes, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Bobcats
| 04/14/25 @ Blackhawk | 5-1 |
| 04/04/25 @ New Castle | 11-2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Hampton | 4-3 |
| 03/24/25 @ Hopewell | 2-1 |
| 03/19/25 @ Armstrong | 12-5 |
| 03/18/25 @ Chartiers Valley | 11-4 |
Beaver pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Blackhawk, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Beaver will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cougars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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