Shenandoah lost against Greenfield-Central back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Shenandoah Raiders lost 15-9 to the Greenfield-Central Cougars. Shenandoah has not had much luck with Greenfield-Central recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Elise Boyd and Aleyna Sharritts stepped up to the plate in a big way. Boyd scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Sharritts went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
On Greenfield-Central's side, they got a great performance from Madysen Herbert as she struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit. Herbert has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Savvanna Riall, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristen Wineinger, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5.
Shenandoah's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Greenfield-Central, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Shenandoah will head out on the road to challenge Yorktown at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yorktown will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Shenandoah surely won't give up without a fight. As for Greenfield-Central, they will stay at home for another game and welcome New Palestine at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Palestine's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Greenfield-Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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