Sylacauga had lost nine straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 3-26 to make it ten. They fell 6-3 to the Shelby County Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 on Tuesday.
As for Shelby County, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
For Shelby County's part, Hunter Dailey tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched.
While Sylacauga had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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