The Shadyside Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Monroe Central Seminoles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Shadyside will be strutting in after a win while Monroe Central will be coming in after a loss.
On Saturday, everything went Shadyside's way against Bellaire as Shadyside made off with a 16-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Shadyside.
Ryan Collins made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Collins was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ben Wach, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Anthony Forgacs, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Monroe Central couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Weir on Saturday.
Landen Lydick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Knowlton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Shadyside came out on top in a nail-biter against Monroe Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Does Shadyside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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