Butler County is 10-0 against Russellville since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Butler County Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Russellville Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Russellville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Butler County, who comes in off a win.
Butler County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Trinity (and have done all season long). Everything went Butler County's way against Trinity on Tuesday as Butler County made off with a 12-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Butler County.
Garrett Phelps was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Phelps was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Thomas Embry, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Colt Akers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Russellville played against Todd County Central and lost via forfeit.
Butler County's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Russellville, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
Everything went Butler County's way against Russellville when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Butler County made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Butler County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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