San Augustine extended their losing streak to 12 on Tuesday, dropping them down to 1-14. They lost 16-0 to the Shelbyville Dragons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dragons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-0 back in March.
As for Shelbyville, they pushed their record up to 21-5-1 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Considering they have won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Shelbyville's part, Braylon Williams made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Williams has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those stolen bases marked the first that he has snagged this season.
In other batting news, Shelbyville got a massive performance out of Morgan Doggett, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Doggett a new career-high. Tucker Harbison also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
San Augustine has already played their next contest (against Timpson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Shelbyville, they will take on Corrigan-Camden at 7:00 p.m. on the 29th. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Dragons 2.3, the Bulldogs 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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