Pleasant and Shelby are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pleasant Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Shelby Whippets at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pleasant comes in on four and Shelby on six.
Pleasant will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by six) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Bishop Ready.
Pleasant saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Faith Staley, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Staley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Shelby can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Huron.
Shelby also got a great performance from Alyssa Booker as she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Kennedy Studer was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Maggie Bogner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Pleasant's victory bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Shelby, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Shelby's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Pleasant has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Shelby, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2. Will Pleasant keep running through batters, or will Shelby buck the trend?
Pleasant came up short against Shelby in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 12-9. Can Pleasant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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