Baseball Preview: South Shelby Cardinals vs. Scotland County Tigers
The South Shelby Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scotland County Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Things were looking good for South Shelby after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 11-3 to Mark Twain.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Scotland County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They beat Canton by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Scotland County.
Vincent Dale was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Dale was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elias Hatfield, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
South Shelby's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Scotland County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season.
South Shelby skirted past Scotland County 8-7 in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Will South Shelby repeat their success, or does Scotland County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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