It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Shepard ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Chicago Christian Knights out 4-3. The win was nothing new for Shepard as they're now sitting on three straight.
For Chicago Christian's part, Chase Sytsma made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Chicago Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Shepard pushed their record up to 9-16 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Chicago Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.
Shepard will head out on the road to square off against Argo at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Argo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. Chicago Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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