The Butler County Bears will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Todd County Central Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Todd County Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Butler County, who comes in off a win.
Butler County took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Hopkins County Central. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Butler County considering their two-run performance the game before.
Brycen Mode was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mode was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Justin Castlen was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Will Amos, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Todd County Central's offense. They lost 10-0 to Logan County on Tuesday. Todd County Central just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Todd County Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Schutt, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base. Schutt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Butler County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Todd County Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Butler County suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Todd County Central in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Todd County Central's Conner Wheeler, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Now that Butler County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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