The Shepherd Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Huntley Project Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shepherd knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Huntley Project likes a good challenge.
If Shepherd beats Huntley Project with 14 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Mustangs beat Manhattan on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-2. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Huntley Project was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 7-3 to Columbus. That's two games in a row now that the Red Devils have lost by exactly four runs.
Huntley Project's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Shepherd, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Shepherd got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April against Huntley Project by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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