The Mallard Creek Mavericks will venture away from home to take on the Butler Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Mallard Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Charlotte an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Mavericks as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Mallard Creek got a massive performance out of Lenton Williams, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, two runs, and one RBI. Those two triples gave Williams a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrew Brissie, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Mallard Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Butler made easy work of Garinger on Friday and carried off a 13-0 win. That 13 run margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
Ryan Semm made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Semm was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2. Those runs were his first of the season.
Semm wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grayson DeBerry, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Jhanuel Ramos also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Butler pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mallard Creek, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Mallard Creek might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Butler in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Mallard Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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