Sugar-Salem is 3-0 against Shelley since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sugar-Salem Diggers will look to defend their home field against the Shelley Russets at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sugar-Salem has four straight wins, Shelley has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Sugar-Salem gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on American Falls with a sharp 17-2 win.
Ashlyn Harris and Emery Green were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Harris pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Green pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Harris scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Green scored a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Sugar-Salem got a massive performance out of Allie Christensen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aspynn Bradshaw, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Shelley fell victim to Madison and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 19-0 defeat at the hands of the Bobcats.
Sugar-Salem pushed their record up to 6-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs per game. As for Shelley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Sugar-Salem's way against Shelley in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as Sugar-Salem made off with a 13-4 win. Does Sugar-Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shelley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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