Baseball Preview: Central A & M Raiders vs. Shelbyville Rams
Central A & M is 0-10 against Shelbyville since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Central A & M Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelbyville Rams at 4:00 p.m.
Central A & M's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Clinton on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maroons. Central A & M just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Paul Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.
At the plate, Central A & M saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Burns, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double.
Shelbyville never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Warrensburg-Latham on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-7 win over the Cardinals.
Kaz Fox was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rhyatt Walker, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Central A & M's loss dropped their record down to 3-21. As for Shelbyville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Central A & M suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Shelbyville when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shelbyville's Chase Wells, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Now that Central A & M knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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