Baseball Recap: Shadow Mountain Comes Up Short

Shadow Mountain extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 7-8-1. They lost 16-6 to the Paradise Honors Panthers. If the Matadors were looking for revenge after losing 12-0 to the Panthers when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Michael Collins

Runs

03/23/26 vs Santiam Christian	3
04/02/26 @ Paradise Honors	2
03/19/26 vs Gunnison	2
03/12/26 @ North Canyon	2
03/03/26 @ Cortez	2
+ 6 more games

Shadow Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Collins, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Collins is becoming a predictor of the Matadors' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 3-6-1 when he doesn't).

As for Paradise Honors, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games.

On Paradise Honors' side, Liam Whalen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Whalen was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Boeden Forquer, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 4-for-4. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Kinnoin, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shadow Mountain will take on Goldwater at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.31 runs per game on average), something the Matadors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Paradise Honors, they will challenge Cactus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cobras have averaged an impressive 10.6 runs per game this season.