Southport has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Southport will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Southport lost 16-6 to North Central on Thursday.
Southport saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Calvert, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Riley Matlock was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville has not done well against Greenfield-Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Shelbyville's pitcher stepped up to hand Greenfield-Central a 3-0 shutout.
Not much got past Gavyn Fisher, who gave up just four hits to keep Greenfield-Central off the board. Fisher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Grantland Fitzgerald was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Southport has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Shelbyville, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Southport has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Shelbyville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Southport was able to grind out a solid win over Shelbyville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 5-2. Will Southport repeat their success, or does Shelbyville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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