Baseball Game Preview: Shenandoah Raiders vs. Centerville Bulldogs

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Previous 6 Games

05/04/23 - Home	15-5 W
05/30/22 - Neutral	2-4 L
05/31/21 - Neutral	0-3 L
04/07/21 - Home	3-6 L
04/03/19 - Away	8-1 W
05/23/16 - Home	17-16 W

Shenandoah and Centerville are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Raiders will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Shenandoah is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Rushville. The Raiders blew past the Lions 23-17 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.

Shenandoah got a massive performance out of Ethan Taylor, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all seven of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Taylor a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Aiden Coffey, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances.

Shenandoah was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .475. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rushville only posted a batting average of .257.

Meanwhile, Centerville didn't have quite enough to beat Monroe Central on Monday and fell 13-12.

Grady Blake and Arian Van Skyock did some serious damage despite the final result: Blake scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Van Skyock scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Johnson, who scored two runs while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.

Everything went Shenandoah's way against Centerville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, as Shenandoah made off with a 15-5 win. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.