Baseball Recap: Shadow Mountain Find Success

Shadow Mountain won the last time they faced Goldwater and things went their way on Thursday too. The Matadors came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 12-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Matadors.

Michael Collins

Hits (Career)

04/10/25 vs Goldwater	2
04/04/25 @ Paradise Valley	1
03/26/25 vs Grant Union	1
03/06/25 @ Agua Fria	1
03/01/25 vs Odyssey Institute	1

The team relied heavily on Michael Collins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan Farrugia, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.

Shadow Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goldwater only posted a batting average of .312.

Shadow Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 8-10-1. As for Goldwater, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Shadow Mountain will challenge Moon Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Goldwater, they will take on Agua Fria at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs will need to watch out since the Owls have now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.