Shirley had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Side Eagles and snuck past 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Shirley also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Shirley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for West Side, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shirley will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Bradford at 4:30 p.m. Shirley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Bradford's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Side, they will head out on the road to square off against Norfork at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Norfork is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats at home, meaning West Side will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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