Sylacauga typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Shelby County proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Sylacauga Aggies. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shelby County.
Nate Owen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Gannon Pharr was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Cale Blevins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Shelby County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Sylacauga, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
Shelby County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-0 defeat vs. Wetumpka on the 6th. As for Sylacauga, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Central of Clay County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sylacauga's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Central of Clay County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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