The Shelbyville Golden Bears will head out on the road to take on the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Shelbyville: 3.9, Cathedral: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Shelbyville's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Carmel as Shelbyville made off with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shelbyville.
Not much got past Cheyenne Eads, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Carmel off the board. Eads has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Addison Stieneker was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cathedral, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They had just enough and edged East Central out 5-3.
Sidney Feczko spent all 11 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Cathedral got a massive performance out of Anna Moore, who went 3-for-6 with a home run and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Angie Valentine, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Shelbyville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Cathedral, they pushed their record up to 22-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home.
Thursday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Shelbyville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. However, it's not like Cathedral struggles in that department as they've averaged .392. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Shelbyville skirted past Cathedral 9-8 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shelbyville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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