It was a good run, but Shepard unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to the Evergreen Park Mustangs. Shepard has not had much luck with Evergreen Park recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Evergreen Park's part, Rowan Smyth was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Smyth has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Smyth was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Evergreen Park let Luke Medina and Jack Hughes loose on the outfield. Medina scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Hughes scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Caleb Keyser was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Shepard's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-17. As for Evergreen Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
While Shepard had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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