Shoemaker's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Killeen Kangaroos an 8-0 shutout. For Shoemaker, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 loss Killeen walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Not much got past Gustavo Marquez-Santiago, who gave up just four hits to keep Killeen off the board. Marquez-Santiago has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Damian Montanez-Figueroa was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Aiden Toth was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Shoemaker's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-6. As for Killeen, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Shoemaker will have a chance to go back-to-back against Killeen: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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