Baseball Game Preview: Shelby County Wildcats vs. Minor Tigers

The Shelby County Wildcats will take on the Minor Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.

It was a proper cat-fight when Shelby County challenged Briarwood Christian on Thursday. The Wildcats lost 14-4 to the Lions. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Shelby County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Pennington, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Minor made sure to put some runs up on the board against Parker on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Thundering Herd with a sharp 16-5 win.

Kaleb Brown was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Minor: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-17 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Farness, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Minor always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parker only posted an OBP of .414.

Minor has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-18 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Shelby County, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.

Shelby County took their win against Minor when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 14-4 score. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.