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| 05/15/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 05/14/24 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 05/17/23 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 05/16/23 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 05/20/22 - Away | 8-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Greenfield-Central is 8-2 against Shelbyville since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Cougars will square off against the Golden Bears at 6:00 p.m.
Greenfield-Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Guerin Catholic on Saturday. They lost 9-2 to the Golden Eagles.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 10-7 win over the Lions.
Reece Prickett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Dalton Jones and Grantland Fitzgerald did most of the damage at the plate: Jones went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Fitzgerald went 3-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Fitzgerald has posted since back in May of 2024. Brayden Smith was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Shelbyville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .522. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rushville only posted an OBP of .300.
Shelbyville pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Greenfield-Central, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Greenfield-Central came up short against Shelbyville in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 3-0. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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