For the second straight game, Centralia will face off against Shelton. The Tigers will head out to take on the Highclimbers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Centralia comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Things were looking good for Centralia after they put the first runs on the board last Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Shelton by a score of 5-4.
For Shelton's part, Carl Turnbow made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Turnbow a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Turnbow wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Crossan, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Crossan a new career-high.
Shelton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Centralia's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Shelton, their record is now 3-6.
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