After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Xavier College Prep, Shadow Ridge was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Millennium Tigers as the Shadow Ridge Stallions made off with a 7-1 win. For the Stallions, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 victory the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2021.
Jadyn Scott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Alexis Hughes looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-low in hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordyn Scott, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. Madilyn Gentner was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Shadow Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Millennium only posted a batting average of .087.
Stallions
| 03/03/25 vs Millennium | 7-1 |
| 04/24/24 vs Gilbert | 14-2 |
| 04/22/24 vs Maricopa | 17-5 |
| 04/11/24 vs Cesar Chavez | 15-0 |
| 04/08/24 vs Tolleson | 8-2 |
| + 3 more games |
Shadow Ridge pushed their record up to 2-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Millennium, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Coming up, Shadow Ridge will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against Sunnyslope at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Millennium, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Horizon at 3:45 p.m.
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