The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Green Valley Gators at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Green Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Shadow Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Shadow Ridge can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Faith Lutheran with a sharp 14-1 win. With that victory, Shadow Ridge brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Katelynn Quidato made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Quidato was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Stevie Robison was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Jimena Barraza was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Green Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 10-1 loss to Coronado might stick with them for a while.
Green Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rustie Riley, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Green Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Green Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Shadow Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Green Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 2 per game. Will Shadow Ridge keep running through batters, or will Green Valley buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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