The Shelby County Rockets will challenge the Eastern Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eastern took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Shelby County, who comes in off a win.
Shelby County took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Woodford County by a score of 4-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Foster Whisman
| 04/23/25 vs Woodford County | 10 |
| 04/15/25 @ Christian Educational Consortium | 7 |
| 04/09/25 vs Anderson County | 6 |
| 03/29/25 vs Western Hills | 7 |
| 03/21/25 @ Southern | 9 |
| + 2 more games |
Foster Whisman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Shelby County's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Oskins, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. That's the most hits Oskins has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Eastern faced North Bullitt in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Eastern lost 13-5 to North Bullitt. The defeat was just more heartbreak for Eastern who fell 3-1 when the teams previously met back in April of 2023.
Ethan Carroll made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Benavidez, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Shelby County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
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