Hamshire-Fannett won the last time they faced Shepherd and things went their way on Friday too. The Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns walked away with a 5-1 win over the Shepherd Pirates. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
Jade Hill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooke Mayer, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Longhorns
| 03/14/25 vs Shepherd | 5-1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Hargrave | 4-1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Thorndale | 8-2 |
Hamshire-Fannett's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-11-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Shepherd, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 18-5.
Looking ahead, Hamshire-Fannett will head out to challenge Tarkington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tarkington has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.57 runs per game on average), something Hamshire-Fannett will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Shepherd, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Liberty at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Liberty 2.7, Shepherd 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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