Butler's baseball team desperately needed a win Wednesday afternoon against Central Catholic at La Roche College.

The Golden Tornado got it.

Colby Anderson struck out four in 4 1/3 innings, scattering three hits and Butler strung together quality at-bats throughout in a 5-1 victory.

The Golden Tornado were rained out against Allderdice Wednesday, but were able to practice, which turned out to be a blessing.

“We told the kids, 'You guys will get the season you want if you make it the season you want,'” said Butler coach Cody Herald. “'You have to go out and play like you have nothing to lose. They were loose and they had a lot of energy and had a ton of fun.”

Kyle Weitzel doubled and drove in two runs. Cooper Baxter had a RBI double and Mattix Clement had a pair of hits and a RBI for Butler (5-9, 3-4), which is right back in the playoff race in Section 1-6A.

“We're not trying to put that kind of pressure on them,” Herald said. “It was a nice win, but we have a few more (to get).”

Butler 001 120 1 — 5 7 1

Central Catholic 010 000 0 — 1 4 1

W: Colby Anderson 4.1IP (4K, 5BB). SV: Austin Rodgers 2.2IP (2K, 0BB).

Butler (5-9, 3-4): Cooper Baxter 2B RBI, Kyle Weitzel 2B 2-RBI, Mattix Clement 2-1B RBI, Anderson 1B RBI

Central Catholic (9-7, 2-6)

Thursday: Butler at Pine-Richland

Clarion-Limestone 12, Karns City 11 — The Gremlins (8-5) lost a two-run lead in the bottom of the seventh. A throwing error plated the tying run and a wild pitch allowed the winning run to score.

Tyler Yough had two doubles, a single and three RBI to lead Karns City.

Karns City 012 004 4 — 11 14 4

Cl-Limestone 100 341 3 — 12 10 1

W: Coheen 1.1IP (0K, 2BB). L: Colton Hutchison .2IP (0K, 2BB).

Karns City (8-5): Tyler Yough 1B 2-2B 3-RBI, Coner Schaffner 2-1B 3B 2-RBI, Steve O'Donnell 2-1B 2B 2-RBI

Clarion-Limestone: Huwar 2-1B, Callen 2-1B RBI

Monday: Forest vs. Karns City, 3:30 p.m., Pullman Park

Logan Byers tossed a three-hitter while Mackenzie Dunn and Kate Allen homered Wednesday in Karns City's 15-0, 4-inning win at Clarion-Limestone.The Gremlins scored 10 runs in the third inning. Allen had three hits and four RBI, Alyssa Stitt a double and three RBI.Karns City 03(10) 2xx x — 15 15 0Cl-Limestone 000 0xx x — 0 3 1W: Logan Byers 4IP (1K, 0BB). L: R.Husted 2.1IP (1K, 2BB).Karns City: Emily Wolfe 1B, Alyssa Stitt 2B 3-RBI, A.Fox 1B 2-RBI, MackenZie Dunn HR 1B 2-RBI, Garrah Milochik 2B 1B, Kate Allen HR 2-1B 4-RBI, Taylor Ekis 2B 22-R, Zoe King 2-1B RBI, Brittney Friters 1B RBI, Katie Neff 1B 2-RBI 2-RClarion-Limestone: A.Himes 1B, A.Carl 1B, K.Aaron 1BGrove City 9, Slippery Rock 0 — Taylor Balint and Julia Hart each had a hit as the Rockets fell to the Eagles.Grove City 102 024 0 — 9 12 0Slippery Rock 000 000 0 — 0 2 5W: Lizzie Malczak 7IP (12K, 0BB). L: Paige Gresgott 6IP (4K, 2BB).Grove City: Jordyn Anderson 2-1B, Morgan Shingledecker 2B 1B 4-R, Malczak 3-1B 2-RBI, Chloe Saylor 2-RBI, Brooke Shingledecker 1B RBISlippery Rock: Taylor Balint 1B, Julia Hart 1BThursday: Slippery Rock at Hickory

Karns City's girls defeated Clarion, 95-55, on Tuesday.GirlsKarns City 95, Clarion 553,200 relay: Karns City (Emma Ellenberger, Gracey Robb, Tynesha Winters, Addison Ritzert) 14:25.73; 100 hurdles: Kailyn Behrens (KC) 18.5; 100 dash: Wendy Beveridge (C) 13.5; 1,600 run: Bella Scott (C) 6:04.7; 400 run: Hannah Knoll (KC) 1:03.1; 400 relay: Karns City (Rossi McMillen, Alexis Fennell, Jill Morrow, Ashley Fox) 55.2; 300 hurdles: S. McCanna (KC) 51.2; 800 run: Phylicia Hockman (C) 2:35.8; 200 dash: Wendy Beveridge (C) 28.1; 3,200 run: Bella Scott (C) 14:04; 1,600 relay: Karns City (Hannah Knoll, Alexis Fennell, Tynesha Winters, Madeline Staavi) 5:36.4Shot put: Sara Knox (KC) 32-9; Discus: Sara Knox (KC) 88-4; Javelin: Ashley Fox (KC) 91-2; High jump: Laken Lewis (C) 5-3; Long jump: Laken Lewis (C) 15-11½; Triple jump: Laken Lewis (C) 33-7½; Pole vault: Laken Lewis (C) 11-6