Beaverton came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Shepherd Bluejays and snuck past 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Beaverton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Shepherd's part, Sam King was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. King was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Easton VanAlstine, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Beaverton's victory bumped their record up to 9-2-1. As for Shepherd, they dropped their record down to 7-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Beaverton will take on Breckenridge at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Shepherd, they will head out on the road to face off against Farwell at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shepherd is facing Farwell at the right time seeing as Farwell is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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