With a playoff game on the line, North Shore Country Day rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the Walther Christian Academy Broncos onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering North Shore Country Day has won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Matthew Shelley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Shelley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Jackson Berner was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Aram Dombalagian was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
The win (which was North Shore Country Day's third in a row) raised their record to 11-8. As for Walther Christian Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.
North Shore Country Day will challenge Rochelle Zell Jewish at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. North Shore Country Day will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. Walther Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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