Shelby County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Spencer County Bears as they made off with an 8-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Shelby County also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Jack Wills was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Wills was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Isaiah Bolin looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaxson Carter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Kaleb Oskins was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Shelby County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Spencer County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-4-2.
Shelby County will head out on the road to challenge North Bullitt at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Spencer County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Grant County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Grant County's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Spencer County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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