The Shelby Golden Lions will take on the Stuart W. Cramer Storm at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Shelby made easy work of Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and carried off an 11-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Golden Lions in their matchups with the Gryphons: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stuart W. Cramer). Everything went their way against Ashbrook on Tuesday as they made off with a 23-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Storm, who have now won four contests in a row.
Chris Wurster was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Aydan Bradley was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Wurster wasn't the only one making solid contact: Stuart W. Cramer kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for the Storm: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.8.
Stuart W. Cramer pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Shelby, their victory bumped their record up to 4-10.
Shelby was able to grind out a solid win over Stuart W. Cramer in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 5-2. Will the Golden Lions repeat their success, or do the Storm have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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