Baseball Game Preview: Shadow Mountain Matadors vs. Agua Fria Owls

Matadors

Runs

03/04/25 vs Cortez	16
03/01/25 vs Odyssey Institute	5
02/28/25 vs Chino Valley	10
02/27/25 vs Cortez	30
02/26/25 vs Paradise Honors	0

The Shadow Mountain Matadors are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Agua Fria Owls at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.

On Tuesday, Shadow Mountain got the win against Cortez by a conclusive 16-4. The Matadors haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Shadow Mountain got a massive performance out of Jack Zauner, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Zauner has been hot recently, having also posted three or more RBI the last four times he's played. Evan Chairez was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Shadow Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Agua Fria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 22-0 to Mingus.

The win got Shadow Mountain back to even at 2-2-1. As for Agua Fria, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Agua Fria's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Shadow Mountain has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .538. It's a different story for Agua Fria, though, as they've only averaged .141. Will they be able to contain Shadow Mountain's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.