The Shelley Russets will head out on the road to square off against the Century Diamondbacks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Shelley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
On Thursday, Shelley suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Blackfoot. That's two games in a row now that Shelley has lost by exactly ten runs.
Shelley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bowen Maynard, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Century's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-0 walloping at the hands of Marsh Valley on Wednesday. Century has struggled against Marsh Valley recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Shelley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Century, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Shelley came up short against Century in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Century's Gavin Flynn, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Shelley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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