The Mesa Verde Mavericks will square off against the Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mesa Verde will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
While Mesa Verde didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Western Sierra Collegiate Academy on Tuesday.

Isaiah Shoemake
03/04/25 vs Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | 15 |
03/27/24 vs Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | 10 |
02/28/25 vs Pierce | 4 |
04/02/24 @ Rio Linda | 4 |
02/27/25 @ Colusa | 3 |
Isaiah Shoemake spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 15 Ks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Mesa Verde's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Steven Pinola, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Pinola has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Mesa Verde's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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