Abby Clary was dynamite on Monday, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her fourth in a row with more than five innings. On the season, Clary has been strong no matter where she plays. On the mound, she has an ERA of 13.29 over 42.7 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat she has slashed 0.500/0.649/0.846 with 17 runs.
Clary's strong effort led Shelby over Gaffney and she'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Shelby will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 180 places lower in their respective states), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Clary? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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