Baseball Preview: Shepherd Bluejays vs. Farwell Eagles
Shepherd has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Farwell Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Shepherd had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Beaverton.
Sam King put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. King was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Easton VanAlstine, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Farwell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 16-0 to Beaverton.
Shepherd dropped their record down to 7-8 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Farwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Shepherd was able to grind out a solid victory over Farwell in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shepherd since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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