Hamshire-Fannett is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Shepherd a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns will be playing at home against the Shepherd Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Hamshire-Fannett turned things around against Livingston on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lions a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Longhorns have posted since March 15, 2024.
Meanwhile, Shepherd came up short against Livingston last Saturday and fell 7-2.
Hagen Adams was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Adams wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cyrus Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Steven Williams also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Shepherd's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Hamshire-Fannett, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 3-15.
Hamshire-Fannett was able to grind out a solid win over Shepherd in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 3-0. Do the Longhorns have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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