Shady Spring has gone a perfect 10-0 against PikeView recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Panthers at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shady Spring has six straight victories, PikeView has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Shady Spring is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 25-1 margin over Midland Trail on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Noah Fox
| 04/18/25 @ Midland Trail | 3 |
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Noah Fox and Aiden Calvert were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Fox tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Calvert tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Fox posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last three contests. At the plate, Fox went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Calvert got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Shady Spring got a massive performance out of Cutter Boggs, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Boggs has become a key player for the Tigers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 6-8-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Barnett, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Shady Spring kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.9 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.8.
Meanwhile, PikeView suffered their biggest defeat since May 21, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Sissonville, falling 9-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Panthers' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Drew Damewood and Eli Hilling did some serious damage despite the final result: Damewood got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run, while Hilling went 1-for-2 with one triple and one stolen base. Those stolen bases marked the first that Damewood has snagged this season.
Shady Spring pushed their record up to 9-8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.2 runs over those games. As for PikeView, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Shady Spring came out on top in a nail-biter against PikeView in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 7-6. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
