Moon Valley extended their losing streak to 15 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 1-15 in the process. They came up short against the Shadow Mountain Matadors, falling 18-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Matadors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-9 on Tuesday.
Vida Cedillo
| 04/17/25 vs Shadow Mountain | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Shadow Mountain | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Dysart | 1 |
Vida Cedillo was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
As for Shadow Mountain, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-6. The result was nothing new for the Matadors, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
On Shadow Mountain's side, Casey Evans made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts Evans has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Maroulis was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. Ava Strichartz also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Moon Valley is set to square off against their familiar foe Goldwater at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Shadow Mountain will face off against rival Thunderbird at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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