The Sylacauga Aggies will face off against the Shelby County Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sylacauga has given up an average of 11.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Sylacauga is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Friday, they were much more limited against Briarwood Christian on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lions, falling 11-1.
Alaina Bryant was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Harshberger, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Shelby County is still undefeated this season after their game against Handley on Friday, but Handley came as close as anyone has to beating them. Shelby County came out on top in a nail-biter against Handley, sneaking past 3-1. The three-run effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Danslen Connell (2029) and Caitlan Bland (2026) did most of the damage at the plate: Connell (2029) went 1-for-2 with one home run, while Bland (2026) went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Shelby County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sylacauga, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Sylacauga came up short against Shelby County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 17-13. Will Sylacauga have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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