The Forrest Rockets will challenge the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Forrest's offense. They lost 11-0 to Middle Tennessee Monarchs on Tuesday. The Rockets' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville Central had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pioneers & Lady Pioneers a 15-0 shutout. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.
William Bobo and Caden Duggin did most of the damage at the plate: Bobo went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Duggin scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Duggin a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brody Lovvorn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Shelbyville Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .706. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in five consecutive games.
Forrest's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Shelbyville Central, their win bumped their record up to 17-5.
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