Baseball Preview: Shadow Ridge Mustangs vs. Desert Oasis Diamondbacks
Shadow Ridge is 0-3 against Desert Oasis since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 3:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Las Vegas, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked 12th). Shadow Ridge narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Las Vegas 5-4. Winning may never get old, but Shadow Ridge sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Jackson Nelson looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaleb Sturman, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Grayson Tressler, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Desert Oasis ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Legacy and snuck past 9-8.
Connor Jacob and Ryan Martin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Jacob tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Martin tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Jacob went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Martin scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Griffith, who went 1-for-4 with a home run. Aaron Del Valle was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-13-1 record this season. As for Desert Oasis, their win bumped their record up to 12-18.
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