Shepard had lost five straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 11-16-2 to make it six. They fell 5-0 to the Evergreen Park Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 on Monday.
As for Evergreen Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
For Evergreen Park's part, not much got past Noah Munoz, who gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Shepard off the board. Munoz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Evergreen Park secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Cadyn Kummer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shepard will face off against Hancock at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Astros' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Evergreen Park, they will take on Schaumburg at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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