Shelby County waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Jemison Panthers 6-4. This was payback for Shelby County, who suffered a 12-8 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Aaliyah Chaisson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking 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.
Shelby County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. As for Jemison, they dropped their record down to 5-13 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Shelby County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jemison: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. in their first game on Tuesday.
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