Shenandoah is 1-6 against Greenfield-Central since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Shenandoah Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Greenfield-Central Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Shenandoah is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, Shenandoah earned a 6-2 victory over Centerville.
Olivia Watson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kaelyn Castor, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Aleyna Sharritts was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Greenfield-Central might've scored the first runs on Friday, but it was Mt. Vernon who claimed the real prize. Greenfield-Central fell just short of Mt. Vernon by a score of 14-13. Greenfield-Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Savvanna Riall was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristen Wineinger, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Shenandoah is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Greenfield-Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5.
Greenfield-Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Shenandoah has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Greenfield-Central, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2. Will Shenandoah keep running through batters, or will Greenfield-Central buck the trend?
Shenandoah came up short against Greenfield-Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Shenandoah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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