The North Shelby Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the South Shelby Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Shelby is hoping to do what Scotland County couldn't on Thursday: put an end to North Shelby's winning streak, which now stands at three games. North Shelby never let Scotland County onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Raiders considering their one-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, South Shelby had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Eagles.
North Shelby pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for South Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
North Shelby beat South Shelby 6-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Shelby since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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