Softball Preview: Maplesville Red Devils vs. Shelby County Wildcats
The Maplesville Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelby County Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Maplesville is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Montevallo with a sharp 22-2 victory on Tuesday. Maplesville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Kennedy Reed made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Reed was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Makenzie Williams was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Kamylia Talley was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, neither Shelby County nor Thorsby made it onto the board on Tuesday thanks to some airtight pitching. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 tie.
The result came thanks to Emery Glaze's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Maplesville's win bumped their record up to 14-12. With that tie, Shelby County's record moves to 12-5-2.
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