Shepherd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Beaverton Beavers by a score of 4-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Shepherd of the 15-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Thursday.
Sam King was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. King was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Easton VanAlstine, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Shepherd now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Beaverton, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-2-1.
Shepherd will head out on the road to challenge Farwell at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shepherd is facing Farwell at the right time seeing as Farwell is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Beaverton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Breckenridge at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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