Softball Game Preview: Shadow Hills Knights vs. Palm Springs Indians

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 3:48pm

Softball Preview: Shadow Hills Knights vs. Palm Springs Indians

Shadow Hills is 9-1 against Palm Springs since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Shadow Hills Knights will be playing at home against the Palm Springs Indians at 6:30 p.m. Shadow Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.1 runs per game this season.

In what's become a running theme this season, Shadow Hills gave their fans yet another huge victory two weeks ago. They blew past Rancho Mirage 17-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Shadow Hills.

Amariah Rodriguez was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathalie Briceno, who went 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Palm Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss. They suffered a rough 21-5 defeat at the hands of Rancho Mirage.

Shadow Hills' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.4 runs per game. As for Palm Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.

Shadow Hills took their victory against Palm Springs in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 18-0. Will Shadow Hills repeat their success, or does Palm Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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