Baseball Recap: Shelby Valley Takes a Loss

It was a proper cat-fight when Shelby Valley challenged Floyd Central on Monday. The Shelby Valley Wildcats fell just short of the Floyd Central Jaguars by a score of 4-2. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Jaguars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

Riley Newsome was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 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.

Shelby Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Looking ahead, Shelby Valley is taking a road trip to challenge Lawrence County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Floyd Central, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Magoffin County at 6:00 p.m.