Hardin County extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 8-11. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McNairy Central Bobcats. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, with their most recent defeat being a 10-0 loss on Monday.
As for McNairy Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-5-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games.
For McNairy Central's part, the result came thanks to Bailee Shelton's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks. Shelton has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, McNairy Central's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carlee Shelton, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Shelton has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Bayleigh Purviance was another, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
As of now, neither Hardin County nor McNairy Central have any future games scheduled.
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