Baseball Recap: Shadow Mountain Has No Trouble Against Cortez

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Previous 3 Games

03/04/25 - Home	16-4 W
02/27/25 - Home	30-3 W
03/29/19 - Home	22-0 W

Shadow Mountain won the last time they faced Cortez and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Shadow Mountain Matadors were the clear victor by a 16-4 margin over the Cortez Colts.

Shadow Mountain got a massive performance out of Jack Zauner, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Zauner is also on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in each of the last four games he's played. Alex Forkum also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Shadow Mountain always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cortez only posted an OBP of .435.

The win got Shadow Mountain back to even at 2-2-1. As for Cortez, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shadow Mountain is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will take on Agua Fria at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Someone's luck will take a turn for the better: Agua Fria has lost four straight at home , while Shadow Mountain has lost eight on the road (dating back to last season). As for Cortez, they will venture away from home to square off against Goldwater at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Cortez has given up an average of 14.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.