The Shelby County Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Munford Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelby County will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Shelby County will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 11) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Jemison out 6-4.
Aaliyah Chaisson made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Chaisson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caitlan Bland, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Emery Glaze, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Munford suffered a rough 13-5 defeat at the hands of Handley on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Munford in their matchups with Handley: they've now lost five in a row.
Munford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Pressley, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Pressley has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Shelby County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. As for Munford, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-6-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Shelby County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Munford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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