Central of Clay County lost against Shelby County on Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Central of Clay County Volunteers fell 9-6 to the Shelby County Wildcats. Central of Clay County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Shelby County's part, Cooper Pennington was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Pennington has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pennington was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Pennington wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Micah Morris, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Central of Clay County's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Shelby County, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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 take on Normal West at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Shelby County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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