The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles will face off against the Henry County Patriots at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Shelbyville Central will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Shelbyville Central needed a bit of extra time to put away Forrest. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Rockets 3-1.
Michael Estrada looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Brody Lovvorn was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
Creek Wood typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Henry County proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Red Hawks. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Henry County also got a great performance from Jack Todd as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Henry County's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brock Archie, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Shelbyville Central's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Henry County, their record is now 16-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Shelbyville Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Henry County struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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