Shirley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Calico Rock Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Shirley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Calico Rock's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Shirley wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against Viola recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Hunter Hutto spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Shirley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie Overturff, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Calico Rock had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Panthers 15-0. Considering Calico Rock has won five matches by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Shirley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Calico Rock, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Shirley came up short against Calico Rock in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Shirley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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