Softball Recap: Shepherd Has No Trouble Against Laker

Bluejays

Margin (Wins)

05/19/26 @ Farwell	18
04/23/26 @ Beaverton	14
05/19/26 @ Farwell	13
04/30/26 @ Harrison	11
04/09/26 vs Alma	11

Shepherd got themselves on the board against Laker on Saturday, but Laker never followed suit. They blew past the Lakers 10-0. The Bluejays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Elise McDonald, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Lexi Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.

Shepherd was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Shepherd is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-10-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Laker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-14.

Coming up, Shepherd will take on Beal City at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bluejays' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Aggies have averaged an impressive 10.2 runs per game this season. As for Laker, they will be playing at home against Ubly at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.