After flying high against Hillcrest on Tuesday, Bremen came back down to earth. The Braves fell 5-2 to the Shepard Astros on Saturday. The Braves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Astros apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Ashton Cardinal
| 05/03/25 vs Shepard | 1 |
| 04/29/25 vs Hillcrest | 1 |
| 04/28/25 @ Hillcrest | 1 |
Ashton Cardinal was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Bremen now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Shepard, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-8-2.
Bremen and Shepard could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Braves will take on Oak Forest at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (348 vs. 144). Meanwhile, Shepard (ranked 320th) will meet Reavis (ranked 108th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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