After eight games on the road, Altamont is heading back home. They will take on the Shelbyville Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Altamont is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Salem on Thursday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-2.
Altamont saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Robbins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Pana by a score of 7-6.
Altamont's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-9. As for Shelbyville, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
Altamont came out on top in a nail-biter against Shelbyville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Shelbyville's Ty Brachbill, who struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Altamont to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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