The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will head out to take on the Foothill Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothill took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Shadow Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Spring Valley, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked 20th). The Mustangs blew past the Grizzlies 9-3 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mustangs have posted against the Grizzlies since March 12, 2016.
Skyler Fife looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
Oliver Schoppmann
| 04/04/25 @ Spring Valley | 3 |
| 03/26/25 @ Centennial | 2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Arbor View | 1 |
| 02/28/25 @ Legacy | 1 |
On the hitting side, Oliver Schoppmann and Marco Montesanti did most of the damage at the plate: Schoppmann went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Montesanti scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Those three RBI gave Schoppmann a new career-high. Anthony Montesanti was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Shadow Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.7 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.4.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Foothill's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 6-3 to Murrieta Mesa.
Zaden Kekoa Sibal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Shadow Ridge came up short against Foothill when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 6-2. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
