Butler fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Male on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Male Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. Butler has not had much luck with Male recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Male's part, Hannah Wright looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Wright has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Male saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Butler's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Male, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
Butler will face off against Great Crossing at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Male, they will be playing at home against Highlands at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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