It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Shelby County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Central of Clay County Volunteers. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Volunteers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Cooper Pennington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Shelby County is 7-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise. Pennington was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Shelby County got a great performance from Hunter Dailey as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Those nine strikeouts gave Dailey a new career-high.
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Back at the plate, Byrne Nate was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Hall, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Shelby County's record is now 12-8. As for Central of Clay County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shelby County will square off against Coalfield at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Central of Clay County, they will face off against Randolph County at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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