Shelbyville is 8-2 against Joaquin since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Shelbyville is taking a road trip to take on Joaquin at 6:05 p.m. Shelbyville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Joaquin will be up against a hot Shelbyville squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Shelbyville narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Timpson 8-6. That's two games straight that the Dragons have won by exactly two runs.
Tanor Doggett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Doggett was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season.
Jaxon Lambright
| 03/21/25 vs Timpson | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Gary | 1 |
| 03/14/25 vs Chireno | 1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Woden | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs West Sabine | 1 |
In other batting news, Shelbyville got a big performance out of Jaxon Lambright, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those two runs gave Lambright a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tate Obregon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Joaquin). Everything went their way against San Augustine on Friday as Joaquin made off with a 17-5 win. The Rams not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since February 27th.
Like Shelbyville, Joaquin also got a great game from a two-way player: Hunter Kay. On the mound, Kay tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Brennan Kilpatrick pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kay has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Kay went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI, while Kilpatrick scored a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Duncan McCann, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane Webb, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Shelbyville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Joaquin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
Shelbyville was able to grind out a solid win over Joaquin when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 8-4. Will Shelbyville repeat their success, or does Joaquin has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
