Softball Preview: South Shelby Cardinals vs. Louisiana Bulldogs
The South Shelby Cardinals will take on the Louisiana Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Louisiana took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on South Shelby, who comes in off a win.
South Shelby will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Knox County on Tuesday. Everything went South Shelby's way against Knox County as South Shelby made off with an 11-1 victory. Considering the Cardinals have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Louisiana unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Montgomery County by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bulldogs have suffered against the Wildcats since September 24, 2016.
South Shelby is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Louisiana, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
South Shelby couldn't quite finish off Louisiana in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can South Shelby avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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