The Culleoka Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the Collinwood Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Culleoka has three straight wins, Collinwood has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Culleoka beats Collinwood with five runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Culleoka beat Cornersville on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.
Coltin Butler
| 03/25/25 vs Cornersville | 2 |
| 03/17/25 @ Battle Creek | 1 |
| 03/12/25 @ Moore County | 1 |
| 03/10/25 vs Collinwood | 1 |
Coltin Butler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Butler wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Sartwell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Ethan Gutierrez also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Collinwood came up short against Zion Christian Academy on Friday, falling 19-8.
Culleoka pushed their record up to 4-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Collinwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Culleoka took their victory against Collinwood in their previous matchup on March 10th by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Culleoka since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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