Baseball Recap: Shepherd Falls Short Against Ranked Standish-Sterling

Shepherd faced Standish-Sterling in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Bluejays came up short against the Panthers, falling 10-0. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bluejays, who until this contest were averaging 3.07 runs allowed.

Shepherd saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker VanAlstine, who went 1-for-2 with one double.

Bluejays

Previous 5 Games

05/07/25 vs Standish-Sterling	0-10
05/03/25 vs Spring Lake	1-0
04/29/25 @ Ogemaw Heights	7-5
04/24/25 @ Beaverton	6-1
04/24/25 @ Beaverton	1-3

Shepherd moved to 11-3-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Standish-Sterling, the victory keeps they at an undefeated 12-0-1.

While Shepherd had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.