The Shelby Tigers will square off against the Holton Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shelby's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Holton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Five must be Shelby's lucky number: they beat White Cloud with that score not once but twice on Monday. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Indians a 5-0 shutout. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
11 must be Holton's lucky number: they beat Western Michigan Christian with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Red Devils beat the Warriors by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by nine runs or more this season.
Lane Frees made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Holton is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-3-1 otherwise. Frees was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Those RBI were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Luke Urso was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season. Jacob Berghuis was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Shelby's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Holton, their win bumped their record up to 3-4-1.
Shelby got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2024 against Holton by a conclusive 10-1 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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