The Shady Spring Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Nicholas County Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Shady Spring will be strutting in after a victory while Nicholas County will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Shady Spring turned things around against Summers County on Tuesday. They blew past the Bobcats 9-3. The Tigers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 10, 2024.
Aiden Calvert
| 04/08/25 @ Summers County | 10 |
| 03/29/25 vs Woodrow Wilson | 2 |
| 04/17/24 @ Summers County | 1 |
| 04/10/24 @ Oak Hill | 1 |
Aiden Calvert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Cutter Boggs and Noah Fox did most of the damage at the plate: Boggs got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, while Fox scored three runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits Fox has posted since back in April of 2024.
Shady Spring kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Nicholas County was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They came up short against Hoover, falling 10-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Grizzlies have suffered against the Huskies since March 23, 2017.
Nicholas County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Burns, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Shady Spring picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 4-8-1. As for Nicholas County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
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