The Shelby Golden Lions will challenge the Lincolnton Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Shelby is looking for their season's first win.
Monday just wasn't the day for Shelby's offense. They came up short against Cherryville on Monday, falling 22-0.
Meanwhile, Lincolnton won against Forestview on Thursday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Lincolnton beat Newton-Conover by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-3. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Tanlee Eley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. She also put up four hits, which were her first of the season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Brooklynn Johnson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Lincolnton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Shelby's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Lincolnton, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Lincolnton's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Shelby has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .493. It's a different story for Lincolnton, though, as they've only averaged .258. Will they be able to contain Shelby's hitters?
Shelby skirted past Lincolnton 2-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Does Shelby have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincolnton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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