The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles will challenge the Franklin County Rebels at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shelbyville Central will be strutting in after a victory while Franklin County will be coming in after a defeat.
Shelbyville Central will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Spring Hill, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Golden Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Raiders a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Golden Eagles have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Franklin County's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Lawrence County by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rebels have suffered since April 4, 2024.
Josiah Cullins was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Cullins wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Dorrell, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Shelbyville Central is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-16.
Shelbyville Central beat Franklin County 8-4 in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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