Shepherd had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls out 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Shepherd, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Isabelle Hooper made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Hooper was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Shepherd let Chloe Fuller and Neveah Murphey loose on the outfield. Fuller scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Murphey scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Murphey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Shepherd has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Anderson-Shiro, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3.
Shepherd will have a chance to go back-to-back against Anderson-Shiro: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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