Shadow Ridge and Spring Valley are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will be playing at home against the Spring Valley Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
On Wednesday, Shadow Ridge faced Arbor View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Shadow Ridge's pitchers stepped up to hand Arbor View an 8-0 shutout.
Shadow Ridge got a great performance from Ammon Shaul as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Evan Noble was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Andrew Torres, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Spring Valley never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Boulder City last Saturday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 18-2 victory.
Shadow Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-11-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Spring Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Shadow Ridge beat Spring Valley 6-3 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Does Shadow Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spring Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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