Baseball Recap: Shepard Takes a Loss

Astros

Previous 5 Games

05/05/25 vs Reavis	7-8
05/03/25 @ Bremen	5-2
04/29/25 vs Argo	15-6
04/28/25 @ Argo	4-2
04/23/25 vs Lemont	1-12

Shepard dropped their record down to 10-9-2 on Monday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Reavis Rams by a score of 8-7. If the Astros were looking for revenge after losing 14-4 to the Rams when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

As for Reavis, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since April 7th.

For Reavis' part, Robert Soto made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those six strikeouts gave Soto a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Tino Villagomez was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had over his last nine matches. Jonathan Liesen was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

While Shepard had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.