Preview: Shelbyville Dragons vs. Martinsville Pirates
Shelbyville is 9-1 against Martinsville since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Shelbyville Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Martinsville Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Shelbyville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Shelbyville can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mt. Enterprise as Shelbyville made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shelbyville.
Shelbyville got a massive performance out of Carsey Lovell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Lovell is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Pharris, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 24 runs the game before, Martinsville were a bit more limited in their contest last Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Beckville. Martinsville has not had much luck with Beckville recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Shelbyville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Martinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Shelbyville took their victory against Martinsville when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shelbyville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
