The Butler County Bears will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Greenwood Gators at 6:00 p.m. Butler County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Butler County took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Allen County-Scottsville 13-7. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Butler County has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Greenwood put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let Bowling Green onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory.
Greenwood got a great performance from Anna Rose Martin as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Savannah White was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Spidel, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Butler County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-17. As for Greenwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Butler County came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenwood in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Does Butler County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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