For the second straight game, Shadow Hills will face off against La Quinta. The Knights will challenge the Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Shadow Hills has won seven straight at home, while La Quinta won eight straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
Shadow Hills fell victim to La Quinta and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blackhawks. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Ava Valenzuela was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Shadow Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Annabelle Alvarez, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
La Quinta is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Shadow Hills, they moved to 14-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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