There's no place like home for Shelbyville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Greenfield-Central Cougars a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. This was a revenge contest for Shelbyville, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-0 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Gavyn Fisher's shutout, as he gave up just four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Grantland Fitzgerald was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Greenfield-Central's side, Parker Rhodes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
Even though they lost, Greenfield-Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelbyville struck out nine times.
Shelbyville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Greenfield-Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Shelbyville will challenge Southport at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Greenfield-Central, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Warren Central at 5:30 p.m. Greenfield-Central is facing Warren Central at the right time seeing as Warren Central is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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