Shepard's game last Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals a 19-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Shepard considering their one-run performance the game before.
Shepard pushed their record up to 1-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs per game. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Shepard didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-0 win vs. Richards on the 8th. Blue Island Eisenhower has also already played their next match, an 11-0 defeat against Oak Lawn on the 9th.
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