Baseball Game Preview: Shadow Mountain Matadors vs. Mingus Marauders

The Shadow Mountain Matadors will challenge the Mingus Marauders at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Shadow Mountain has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

Shadow Mountain lost 13-3 to Agua Fria on Thursday.

Shadow Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Forkum, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Mingus made easy work of Goldwater on Tuesday and carried off a 13-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Marauders.

Kaden Pusl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Pusl was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases.

In other batting news, Xzayvier Buckner and Silas Scott did most of the damage at the plate: Buckner scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 3-for-4, while Scott went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four stolen bases gave Buckner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Newell, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Mingus kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goldwater only managed six hits.

Mingus' victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Shadow Mountain, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3-1.

Shadow Mountain might still be hurting after the 18-0 loss they got from Mingus in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will Shadow Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.