Softball Game Preview: Seneca Valley Raiders vs. Butler Golden Tornado

Raiders

Runs

04/17/25 @ Pine-Richland	8
04/14/25 @ Woodland Hills	16
04/12/25 vs Pine-Richland	2
04/09/25 vs Canon-McMillan	11
04/04/25 vs Mt. Lebanon	2
+ 7 more games

Seneca Valley is a perfect 10-0 against Butler since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Golden Tornado at 4:00 p.m. Seneca Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

Pine-Richland hit Seneca Valley with a eight-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders fell just short of the Rams by a score of 9-8.

Liv Herrem was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Kalkowski, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Butler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 14-4 to Hempfield Area.

Seneca Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2. As for Butler, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.

Seneca Valley took their victory against Butler in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 13-2 score. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Golden Tornado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.