Butler has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Bullitt East Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, everything went Butler's way against John Hardin as Butler made off with a 13-2 win.
Carter Reitz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Reitz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Reitz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tristan Cockerill and Austin Malone did most of the damage at the plate: Cockerill got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Malone went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Ayden Clemons was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Bullitt East put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Holy Cross. Bullitt East blew past Holy Cross 10-0. The high-scoring effort was just what Bullitt East needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Butler's victory bumped their record up to 16-14. As for Bullitt East, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Butler might still be hurting after the 16-3 loss they got from Bullitt East in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Butler avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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