Baseball Recap: Sheldon Comes Up Short

Sheldon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 19-0 to the MOC-Floyd Valley Dutchmen. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Sheldon's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-1. As for MOC-Floyd Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.

Sheldon will challenge Okoboji at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Pioneer Pete have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.78 runs per game on average), something the Orabs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for MOC-Floyd Valley, they will take on Sioux Center at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something the Dutchmen will no doubt try to take advantage of.