The Rehobeth Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelby County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rehobeth has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Shelby County will come in with four straight wins.
Rehobeth will head into Monday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Pike Liberal Arts on Monday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Rehobeth fell just short of Pike Liberal Arts by a score of 4-2.
Colton Trotter was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with three doubles and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jacob Shiver, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Shelby County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Altamont as Shelby County made off with an 18-5 victory. Considering Shelby County has won 12 games by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tucker Busby looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gannon Pharr and Colby Matherson did most of the damage at the plate: Pharr went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Matherson scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Carter, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Rehobeth's defeat dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Shelby County, they pushed their record up to 22-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Rehobeth came up short against Shelby County in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, falling 3-0. Thankfully for Rehobeth, Connor Aderholt (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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