Shepherd entered their tilt with Tarkington with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Tarkington Longhorns on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Shepherd, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Isabelle Hooper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Shepherd saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayci Wilson, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Neveah Murphey, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Shepherd has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Tarkington, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11-1.
Shepherd will have a chance to go back-to-back against Tarkington: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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