The Noble Academy Griffins will head out on the road to square off against the Butler Lynx at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Noble Academy can't be to happy about their upcoming road game against Butler considering what happened when they opened their season on the road last Tuesday. The Noble Academy suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Rauner. The Noble Academy has not had much luck with Rauner recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Butler made sure to put some runs up on the board against Hansberry on Saturday. Butler had just enough and edged Hansberry out 10-9.
Brandon Savage made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Savage was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Melvin Jeter was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. Clarence Standley was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
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