Butler County came into Thursday's contest having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on the Allen County-Scottsville Patriots with a sharp 13-7 victory on Thursday. That six run margin sets a new team best for Butler County this season.
For Allen County-Scottsville's part, Payton Hopkins made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ally Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Butler County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-17. As for Allen County-Scottsville, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Butler County will take on Greenwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Butler County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Allen County-Scottsville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Warren East at 5:30 p.m. The last three games Warren East has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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