It was a proper cat-fight when McNairy Central challenged DeKalb County on Thursday. The Bobcats fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 on Wednesday.
Bailee Shelton was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Shelton wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Callie Finlayson, who went 2-for-5 with one run.
McNairy Central's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-10. As for DeKalb County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
McNairy Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. DeKalb County has already played their next match (against Gibbs), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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