Default sorting changes other categories default sorting

[keyboardjimmy7]

I have a dedicated page with shortcode to display all 12 featured categories on my site. I setup the default sorting order the way I want it to be in my first category (speaker rentals). When I go to the next category (mixer rentals) and set up the default sorting order, it changes what I just did in the prior category. They are not independently sorting the categories. I've tried setting the sorting order in the product detail page to sort every product in the inventory. Does not affect the sorting. Any ideas?