The Butler Golden Tornado will challenge the Kiski Area Cavaliers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Butler has four straight victories, Kiski Area has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Butler didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Baldwin on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Owen Boring, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Regan Peth, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Kiski Area's offense. They lost 10-0 to Indiana on Thursday.
Butler pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Kiski Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Butler's way against Kiski Area in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, as Butler made off with a 9-1 victory. Does Butler have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kiski Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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