Shepard fell victim to Tinley Park and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 7-0 to the Tinley Park Titans. Shepard has not had much luck with Tinley Park recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Tinley Park's part, Ryan Exline looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Exline has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nolan Maciejewski, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Sean McCullough was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Shepard's defeat dropped their record down to 10-19. As for Tinley Park, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 19-12.
Shepard is on the road again on Saturday to play Bremen at 10:00 a.m. Shepard is facing Bremen at the right time seeing as Bremen is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Tinley Park, they will head out on the road to take on Richards at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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