The Whiteland Warriors will head out to square off against the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Whiteland will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Whiteland's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Martinsville 1-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Shelbyville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Triton Central with a sharp 12-5 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Golden Bears, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Shelbyville got a massive performance out of Addison Stieneker, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Dillon, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Shelbyville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are 9-3 when they post 11 or more hits.
Shelbyville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Whiteland, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
Whiteland couldn't quite get it done against Shelbyville when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as they fell 4-0. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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