Softball Recap: Shadow Hills Knights vs. Rancho Mirage Rattlers
Shadow Hills stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rancho Mirage Rattlers a 13-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Shadow Hills who now have seven in a row.
Ava Valenzuela tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Shadow Hills got a massive performance out of Jayla Brown, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Samantha Beltran was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Rancho Mirage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Shadow Hills' victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4. As for Rancho Mirage, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season.
Shadow Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Rancho Mirage also has no future games currently scheduled.
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