The Shadow Mountain Matadors will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Moon Valley Rockets at 4:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Shadow Mountain got the win against Moon Valley by a conclusive 15-4. The win was just what Shadow Mountain needed coming off of a 20-4 loss in their prior contest.
Casey Evans made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Evans was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ava Maroulis and Ava Strichartz did most of the damage at the plate: Maroulis scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Strichartz scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Maroulis is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Cailin Miller was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Shadow Mountain's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-12. As for Moon Valley, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
Moon Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Shadow Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Moon Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 2.8. Will Shadow Mountain keep running through batters, or will Moon Valley buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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