The Norwin Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Butler Golden Tornado at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Norwin is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Norwin had taken Canon-McMillan down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. Norwin took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canon-McMillan.
Meanwhile, Butler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Pine-Richland, falling 16-3.
Butler saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kierra Smith, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave Smith a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Butler hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Butler's loss dropped their record down to 0-4-1. As for Norwin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Norwin's way against Butler in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Norwin made off with a 10-1 win. Does Norwin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Butler turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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