The Butler Bears will challenge the Atherton Ravens at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, Butler came up short against Holy Cross and fell 5-2. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Atherton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Eastern.
Atherton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Howell, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Butler's loss dropped their record down to 13-17. As for Atherton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11-1.
Butler beat Atherton 6-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Ravens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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