Baseball Game Preview: Wetumka Chieftains vs. Butner Eagles

Wetumka has gone a perfect 4-0 against Butner recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Chieftains are taking a road trip to challenge the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Wetumka is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Weleetka just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Outlaws. The Chieftains were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the eight matchups prior), but the Outlaws' pitcher proved too tough.

Wetumka saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dwayne Lowe, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Lowe has hit this season.

Meanwhile, Butner started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Wetumka. They came up short against the Chieftains last Tuesday, falling 14-4. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Wetumka's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Butner, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.

Wetumka got the 'W' in their previous matchup last Tuesday against Butner by a conclusive 14-4 score. Will the Chieftains repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.