Paradise Honors fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Shadow Mountain on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Shadow Mountain Matadors by a score of 8-7. Paradise Honors has struggled against Shadow Mountain recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Michael Nicolini Jr. was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Nicolini Jr. has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Nicolini Jr. was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Nicolini Jr. wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Paradise Honors didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shadow Mountain only tossed six.
On Shadow Mountain's side, the team relied heavily on Jack Zauner, who went 3-for-5 with two triples and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Chaplick, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Paradise Honors' loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Shadow Mountain, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12.
While Paradise Honors had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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