There's no place like home for Butler County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Hopkins County Central Storm on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Butler County considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Brycen Mode made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mode was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Justin Castlen was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Will Amos, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Hopkins County Central's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Knowles, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Butler County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Hopkins County Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.
Butler County will look to defend their home field on Friday against Todd County Central at 7:00 p.m. Butler County is facing Todd County Central at the right time seeing as Todd County Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Hopkins County Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Dawson Springs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopkins County Central will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Dawson Springs will have lost seven straight heading into Friday's contest.
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