North Hills extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping them down to 1-6. They fell 4-0 to the Butler Golden Tornado. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Tornado this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-1 on Monday.
As for Butler, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
For Butler's part, not much got past Kyle Casteel, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep North Hills off the board. Casteel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Butler's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Stefaniak, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Karsten Lenyk was another, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
While North Hills had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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