On Thursday, Shadow Ridge faced Las Vegas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Las Vegas Wildcats and snuck past 5-4. Winning may never get old, but Shadow Ridge sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Jackson Nelson looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kaleb Sturman, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. Grayson Tressler was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
On Las Vegas' side, Bryden Bull made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Romero, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Las Vegas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shadow Ridge only tossed nine.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-13-1 record this season. As for Las Vegas, they dropped their record down to 18-7-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Shadow Ridge will take on Desert Oasis at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Las Vegas, they will head out on the road to face off against Basic at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Basic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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