Sheldon had lost ten straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 3-19 to make it 11. They came up short against the Elk Grove Thundering Herd, falling 12-0. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Thundering Herd this season, with their most recent loss being a 10-0 defeat on Wednesday.
As for Elk Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. The result was nothing new for Elk Grove, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
For Elk Grove's part, they got a great performance from Anthony Bascherini as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Bascherini a new career-high.
At the plate, Chase Groves was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Antonio Cuevas, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
As of now, neither Sheldon nor Elk Grove have any future games scheduled.
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