Preview: Shelby County Wildcats vs. Normal West Wildcats
The Shelby County Wildcats will square off against the Normal West Wildcats at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Shelby County beat Central of Clay County 9-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shelby County.
Cooper Pennington was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Pennington has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pennington was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Pennington wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Micah Morris, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Normal West can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Limestone as Normal West made off with a 14-6 win. Normal West's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Shelby County pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Normal West, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
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