Central of Clay County fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Shelby County on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Shelby County Wildcats by a score of 3-2. Central of Clay County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Shelby County apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
For Shelby County's part, Colby Matherson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Matherson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Matherson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Matherson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sam Carter, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Central of Clay County now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Shelby County, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
Central of Clay County will head out on the road to square off against Munford at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Shelby County, they will square off against Normal West at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Shelby County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Normal West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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