The Shelbyville Dragons will face off against the San Augustine Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shelbyville has four straight victories, San Augustine has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Shelbyville had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Joaquin on Tuesday. Shelbyville was the clear victor by a 13-4 margin over Joaquin.
Dallas Murry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in May of 2024.
On the hitting side, Tanor Doggett was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Harvey, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Shelbyville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Joaquin only posted a batting average of .154.
Meanwhile, San Augustine scored the most runs they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 17-5 to Joaquin. That's two games in a row now that the Wolves have lost by exactly 12 runs.
Shelbyville's win bumped their record up to 11-5-1. As for San Augustine, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Shelbyville took their victory against San Augustine in their previous matchup back in February of 2021 by a conclusive 12-4. Will Shelbyville repeat their success, or does San Augustine has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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