Softball Preview: Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles vs. Spring Hill Raiders
The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Spring Hill Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Shelbyville Central will head into Sunday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Sunday after soaring to a nine-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Tullahoma by a score of 12-10. Even though they lost, Shelbyville Central's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Ali Rippy and October Dresback did some serious damage despite the final result: Rippy went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Dresback scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Alyssa Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Shelbyville Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Spring Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Columbia Central.
Shelbyville Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Spring Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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