The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lawrence County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Shelbyville Central beat Rockvale 7-3. That's two games straight that Shelbyville Central has won by exactly four runs.
Stephen Bobo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Nick Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lawrence County entered their tilt with Spring Hill with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders on Thursday and snuck past 11-9. Lawrence County's win was all the more impressive since Spring Hill was averaging only 3.55 runs allowed on the season.
Jack Emerson was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Bentley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Shelbyville Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Lawrence County, they pushed their record up to 20-10 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Shelbyville Central was able to grind out a solid win over Lawrence County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 9-5. Does Shelbyville Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrence County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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