Baseball Game Preview: Shelby Valley Wildcats vs. Lawrence County Bulldogs

Shelby Valley has won three straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Lawrence County has won three straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Shelby Valley Wildcats will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Lawrence County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

It was a proper cat-fight when Shelby Valley faced off against Floyd Central on Monday. Shelby Valley fell just short of Floyd Central by a score of 4-2.

Riley Newsome put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Newsome was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Newsome wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kobe Fields, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.

Lawrence County had taken Greenup County down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. Lawrence County fell 4-1 to Greenup County. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Musketeers: they've now lost three in a row.

Shelby Valley suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Lawrence County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Shelby Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.