Preview: Shadow Ridge Stallions vs. Churchill Lancers
The Shadow Ridge Stallions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Churchill Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Shadow Ridge fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Central Catholic on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Shadow Ridge couldn't push the score so high this time.
Phoenix Madsen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Shadow Ridge saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Gorman, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, Shadow Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Churchill had to settle for a 10-8 loss against West Albany on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Churchill in their matchups with West Albany: they've now lost three in a row.
Shadow Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Churchill, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Shadow Ridge might still be hurting after the 16-10 defeat they got from Churchill when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Shadow Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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