Center Grove waltzed into their game on Saturday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Shelbyville Golden Bears a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Center Grove, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Riley Fuhr tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Riley Janda, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Hannah Haberstroh, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Center Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Shelbyville, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-10.
Center Grove will face off against Bloomington South at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Center Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Shelbyville, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Columbus North at 7:30 p.m. Shelbyville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Columbus North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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