Shelbyville Central entered their tilt with Columbia Central with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They skirted past the Columbia Central Lions 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Shelbyville Central also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2021.
The team relied heavily on Carston Williams, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
On Columbia Central's side, Lane Sharp was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 15 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Sharp has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Columbia Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Saum, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Columbia Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelbyville Central only tossed ten.
Shelbyville Central has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Columbia Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Shelbyville Central beat Columbia Central by a score of 7-4.
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