Butler is 7-0 against Western since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Butler Bears have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Western Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Butler will be strutting in after a win while Western will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, Butler gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Iroquois a 15-0 shutout.
Cole Shartzer looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Butler let Kody Coomer and Cole Ungar loose on the outfield. Coomer scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Ungar scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Malone, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Western fell victim to a tough 15-3 defeat at the hands of Jeffersontown on Thursday.
Butler's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Western, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Butler took their victory against Western when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Will Butler repeat their success, or does Western have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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