Shepherd is a perfect 3-0 against Harrison since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Bluejays will be playing at home against the Hornets at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shepherd has three straight victories, Harrison has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Shepherd took on Ogemaw Heights on Tuesday. The Bluejays came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 11-6.
Lylah Curtiss spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
Leela Engelhardt
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At the plate, Leela Engelhardt was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Morgan Bloniarczyk was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Shepherd hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least two batters in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Harrison came up short against Gladwin on Tuesday, falling 13-7.
Shepherd pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Harrison, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Shepherd's way against Harrison in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Shepherd made off with a 17-3 win. Do the Bluejays have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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