Shelbyville waltzed into their game on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gary Bobcats and snuck past 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Shelbyville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dylan Parker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Parker has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Parker was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Parker wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Frick, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Weston Frick was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Shelbyville pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Gary, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3-1.
Shelbyville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Gary: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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