After soaring to ten runs the game before, Rocket City was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles. Rocket City just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
Rocket City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Drake, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Drake has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Shelbyville Central's side, they got a big performance out of Nick Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carston Williams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Rocket City's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Shelbyville Central, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-7.
Rocket City will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Cascade at 6:00 p.m. As for Shelbyville Central, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Coffee County Central, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Shelbyville Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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