The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles will challenge the Warren County Pioneers & Lady Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shelbyville Central has five straight victories, Warren County has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Shelbyville Central got the win against Middle Tennessee Monarchs by a conclusive 14-2. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Ashton Whorley
| 04/05/25 vs Middle Tennessee Monarchs | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Coffee County Central | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Sequatchie County | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Lincoln County | 0 |
| 03/22/25 vs Smyrna | 3 |
Ashton Whorley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last five games. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, William Bobo was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Palmer Edwards was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Shelbyville Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Warren County came up short against Whitwell on Saturday and fell 6-1.
Warren County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Smith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base.
Shelbyville Central's win bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Warren County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Warren County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Shelbyville Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .338. It's a different story for Warren County, though, as they've only averaged .235. Will they be able to contain Shelbyville Central's hitters?
Shelbyville Central took their victory against Warren County in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Do the Golden Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pioneers & Lady Pioneers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
