After flying high against Eminence last Monday, Shelby County came back down to earth. The Shelby County Rockets fell just short of the Eastern Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. Shelby County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Eastern apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in June of 2023.
Shelby County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinton Sheets, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Eastern's side, they got a great performance from Ryan Stich as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
Shelby County dropped their record down to 12-17 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8-1 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shelby County will take on Grant County at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shelby County is facing Grant County at the right time seeing as Grant County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Eastern, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Anderson County at 6:00 p.m.
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