Recap: Shelbyville Dragons vs. Martinsville Pirates
Shelbyville can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They never let the Martinsville Pirates onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for Shelbyville as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lanie Bass was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Bass has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Bass was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Shelbyville got a big performance out of Taylor Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Jones is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kylie Snell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Martinsville's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danille Colorado, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The victory was the third in a row for Shelbyville, bringing their record for this year to 15-8. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 14 runs. As for Martinsville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Shelbyville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Martinsville: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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