After flying high against Tarkington last Wednesday, Shepherd came back down to earth. The Pirates fell just short of the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Pirates have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Shepherd saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skyleigh Lagow, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10-1. As for Hamshire-Fannett, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-11.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Shepherd is set to face off against their familiar foe Liberty at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pirates 4, the Panthers 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Hamshire-Fannett will challenge rival Tarkington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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