Sheldon had lost eight straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 3-15 to make it nine. They came up short against the Laguna Creek Cardinals, falling 18-0. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 6, 2021, but that streak is no more.
As for Laguna Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. The result was nothing new for Laguna Creek, who have now won eight games by ten runs or more so far this season.
For Laguna Creek's part, Dom Rivera looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Rivera also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Cardinals are 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise.
At the plate, Julian Pogue-Jasper was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Laguna Creek's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-10 when he doesn't). Ryan Eddy also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
While Sheldon 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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