The Butler Aviators will challenge the La Salle Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Butler's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so La Salle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Butler is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Xenia. The result was nothing new for the Aviators, who have now won 14 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, La Salle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Batavia on Wednesday.
The win (which was Butler's third in a row) raised their record to 23-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for La Salle, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Butler skirted past La Salle 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Will the Aviators repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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