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| 05/14/24 - Away | 6-4 W |
| 05/14/24 - Away | 0-14 L |
| 05/11/23 - Away | 5-6 L |
| 05/11/23 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 05/12/22 - Home | 8-2 W |
| + 3 more games |
Shepherd and Clare are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bluejays will be playing at home against the Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shepherd is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 25-11 margin over St. Louis on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Bluejays in their matchups with the Sharks: they've now won six in a row.
Shepherd got a massive performance out of Morgan Bloniarczyk, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Leela Engelhardt, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Shepherd always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Clare put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Gladwin get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory.
Clare's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Shepherd, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Shepherd skirted past Clare 6-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Do the Bluejays have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pioneers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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