Baseball Recap: Shadow Hills Takes a Loss

Shadow Hills extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 10-11 in the process. They fell 10-5 to the Chaminade Eagles. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly five runs.

Ernesto Ibarra was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Cole Meka, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

As for Chaminade, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games.

On Chaminade's side, Jackson Schroeder tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Schroeder also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Eagles are 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-10 otherwise.

At the plate, Chaminade got a big performance out of Eli Stephens, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Stephens has posted since back in March. Anthony Costa was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Looking ahead, Shadow Hills will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Newbury Park at 2:00 p.m. As for Chaminade, they will take on Xavier Prep in a tournament on Tuesday. The Eagles are facing the Saints at the right time seeing as the Saints are stuck on a three-game losing streak.