Baseball Recap: Sheldon Comes Up Short

Sheldon had lost seven straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 3-16 to make it eight. They came up short against the Laguna Creek Cardinals, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, with their most recent loss being a 18-0 defeat on Wednesday.

As for Laguna Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12.1 runs.

For Laguna Creek's part, not much got past Joseph Rumbaoa, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Sheldon off the board. Rumbaoa also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Cardinals are 7-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-9 otherwise.

At the plate, Laguna Creek got a massive performance out of KJ Winn, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Winn a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyger Peterson, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sheldon will welcome Elk Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Laguna Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rodriguez at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Mustangs will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Cardinals surely won't give up without a fight.