Shepherd is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Farwell is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bluejays will host the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Shepherd's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Frankenmuth on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Bluejays' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
16 must be Farwell's lucky number: they beat Harrison with that score not once but twice on Monday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over the Hornets. Considering the Eagles have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Karleigh Ames was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Macie Carrow, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
Farwell hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive games.
Farwell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Shepherd, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Shepherd took their victory against Farwell when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 19-0 score. Will the Bluejays repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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