Rancho Mirage got themselves on the board against Shadow Hills on Monday, but Shadow Hills never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Shadow Hills Knights 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rancho Mirage.
Malakai Lopez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Lopez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Marcos Ceja Jr., who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Rancho Mirage has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Shadow Hills, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.
Rancho Mirage will have a chance to go back-to-back against Shadow Hills: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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