The Shepherd Bluejays will head out on the road to challenge the Meridian Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Shepherd is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Shepherd after they put the first run on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 8-2 to Standish-Sterling. The Bluejays' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Shepherd saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leela Engelhardt, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Meridian entered their tilt with Frankenmuth on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles, sneaking past 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted since April 19th.
Meridian's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Shepherd, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
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