The Nelson County Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Butler Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Nelson County had to settle for a 15-14 loss against Washington County.
Deken Minter and Trey Proctor stepped up to the plate in a big way. Minter scored two runs while going 1-for-4, while Proctor scored a run while going 1-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Mouser, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Butler came up short against South Oldham on Monday and fell 8-3.
Butler also got a good showing from Dalton Mattingly, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Butler saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Ungar, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Nelson County now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Butler, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13 record this season.
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