Baseball Recap: Shelbyville Beats Greenfield-Central for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Golden Bears

Previous Games

05/21/25 @ Greenfield-Central	4-2
05/17/25 @ Rushville	10-7
05/15/25 vs New Castle	6-2
05/14/25 @ New Castle	4-3
05/09/25 vs Hamilton Heights	6-2
+ 2 more games

Shelbyville hadn't done well against Greenfield-Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Golden Bears narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Cougars 4-2. The win was familiar territory for the Golden Bears, who have now won seven contests in a row.

Shelbyville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reece Prickett, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that Prickett has launched this season.

Shelbyville pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Greenfield-Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season.

Greenfield-Central will host Warren Central at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shelbyville will be paying especially close attention to the Cougars' game: after the Cougars face off against the Warriors, they'll take on Shelbyville again at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.