Baseball Preview: Shelbyville Dragons vs. Centerville Tigers
Shelbyville has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Centerville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Shelbyville: 4.1, Centerville: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Shelbyville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Kerens 10-9. Shelbyville's victory was all the more impressive since Kerens was averaging only 1.61 runs allowed on the season.
Hunter Harvey was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Dylan Parker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Centerville earned a 7-4 win over Harleton on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Centerville.
Gunner Bazar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zantayl Holley, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Pineda, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Shelbyville's victory bumped their record up to 25-6. As for Centerville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5-2 record this season.
Everything went Shelbyville's way against Centerville when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as Shelbyville made off with a 14-2 win. Will Shelbyville repeat their success, or does Centerville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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