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| 04/26/24 - Away | 6-1 W |
| 04/18/24 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 04/05/23 - Away | 9-1 W |
| 04/25/22 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/22/22 - Home | 9-3 W |
Hempfield Area is a perfect 5-0 against Butler since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Spartans will host the Golden Tornado at 1:30 p.m. Hempfield Area is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Hempfield Area's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Mt. Lebanon. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by nine runs or more this season.
Hempfield Area got a massive performance out of Claire Mitchell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Lauren Howard was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Hempfield Area hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Butler didn't have quite enough to beat Norwin on Wednesday and fell 11-9. The Golden Tornado haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Butler's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Hempfield Area, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hempfield Area was able to grind out a solid win over Butler in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 6-1. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Golden Tornado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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