Softball Recap: Shadow Hills Knights vs. Rancho Mirage Rattlers
Shadow Hills stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rancho Mirage Rattlers a 24-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Shadow Hills also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Jayla Brown and Ava Valenzuela made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Brown pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Valenzuela struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Brown got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Valenzuela scored a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Amariz Rodriguez was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Samantha Beltran, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Shadow Hills' win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Rancho Mirage, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Shadow Hills will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rancho Mirage: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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