Anderson-Shiro has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Shepherd Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Anderson-Shiro: 2.2, Shepherd: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Anderson-Shiro had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Shepherd.
For Shepherd's part, Isabelle Hooper made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Hooper was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Shepherd let Chloe Fuller and Neveah Murphey loose on the outfield. Fuller scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Murphey scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Murphey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Anderson-Shiro's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3. As for Shepherd, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
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