The Shadow Hills Knights will head out on the road to take on the Xavier Prep Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Shadow Hills will be strutting in after a win while Xavier Prep will be coming in after a defeat.
Shadow Hills had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Palm Springs by a score of 6-1 on Thursday.
Cole Meka made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meka was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Arizaga, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Caleb Ortiz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Xavier Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Rancho Mirage by a score of 2-1.
Xavier Prep saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corbin Chuck, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Shadow Hills' victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Xavier Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
Shadow Hills couldn't quite finish off Xavier Prep when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Xavier Prep's Kainoa Luna, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. Now that Shadow Hills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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