Shepherd waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the Reese Rockets 7-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Shepherd also won the last time the pair played on Tuesday.
Tristin Fisher made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Fisher was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Shepherd let Sam King and Tucker VanAlstine loose on the outfield. King scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while VanAlstine went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Robinson, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Shepherd's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for Reese, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4-1.
Shepherd will head out on the road to challenge Beal City at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Reese, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bad Axe at 4:00 p.m. Bad Axe and Reese are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads.
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