The Bullitt Central Cougars will face off against the Butler Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bullitt Central is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Bullitt Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Campbellsville, who was ranked 13th at the time (Bullitt Central was ranked tenth). Bullitt Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Campbellsville on Saturday, sneaking past 6-5.
Bullitt Central got a big performance out of Mason Burton, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Jordan Powell was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Bullitt Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .514 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Butler unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Eastern by a score of 6-5.
Bullitt Central pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Butler, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Bullitt Central skirted past Butler 3-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Bullitt Central repeat their success, or does Butler has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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