On Wednesday, Shadow Ridge faced Palo Verde in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs fell 3-0 to the Palo Verde Panthers. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Shadow Ridge was not able to get on the board.
Josslin Law spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Shadow Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Covington, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Shadow Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palo Verde only tossed three.
On Palo Verde's side, not much got past Bradi Odom, who gave up just seven hits to keep Shadow Ridge off the board.
At the plate, Taylor Johns was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Paige Brandes, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double.
Shadow Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Palo Verde, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Shadow Ridge will head out on the road to face off against Coronado at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Coronado is on a six-game streak of home wins, Shadow Ridge a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Palo Verde, they are on the road again on Friday to play Liberty at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Palo Verde: 3.1, Liberty: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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