Baseball Recap: Shelbyville Central finds home field redemption against Bradley Central

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 2:35am

Baseball Recap: Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles vs. Bradley Central Bears

There's no place like home for Shelbyville Central, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Bradley Central Bears 7-6. That's more bragging rights for Shelbyville Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The team relied heavily on Nick Johnson, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Nick Hopper was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double.

On Bradley Central's side, Alex Brew made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hank Adams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Shelbyville Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Bradley Central, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.

Shelbyville Central will head out on the road to take on Spring Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Spring Hill has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Bradley Central, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Rhea County at 7:00 p.m. Bradley Central is facing Rhea County at the right time seeing as Rhea County is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.

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