Shadow Hills and Palm Desert are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Shadow Hills Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palm Desert Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Hills will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Shadow Hills gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Xavier Prep onto the board and left with a 7-0 win.
Not much got past Ava Valenzuela, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Xavier Prep off the board. Valenzuela has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tori Tiumalu was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Amariz Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Rancho Mirage by a score of 6-1. The victory was just what Palm Desert needed coming off of a 10-2 loss in their prior match.
Shadow Hills' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs per game. As for Palm Desert, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Shadow Hills skirted past Palm Desert 2-1 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Palm Desert's Natalie Rey, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shadow Hills still be able to contain Rey? There's only one way to find out.
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