Shipley will head out on the road to take on the Archbishop Carroll Patriots at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shipley will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Shipley will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Friends' Central, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Shipley was the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Friends' Central on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Shipley, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Archbishop Carroll, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over Frankford on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Jalyn Tidwell, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Drew Mulligan was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Archbishop Carroll always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Shipley's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Carroll, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
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