After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Garrison, Shelbyville was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the Chireno Owls. The victory continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Owls: they've now won eight in a row.
Gavin McDonald made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
Tate Obregon
| 04/08/25 @ Chireno | 5 |
| 03/21/25 vs Timpson | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Joaquin | 1 |
| 03/14/25 vs Chireno | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Mt. Enterprise | 1 |
In other batting news, Shelbyville got a massive performance out of Tate Obregon, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave Obregon a new career-high. Morgan Doggett was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Shelbyville lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Shelbyville pushed their record up to 14-6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Chireno, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9-2.
Shelbyville will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Joaquin at 6:30 p.m. on the 18th. As for Chireno, they will take on San Augustine at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolves have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17 runs per game on average), something the Owls will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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