The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Arbor View Aggies at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Shadow Ridge nor Arbor View posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Shadow Ridge's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Desert Oasis on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Diamondbacks. Shadow Ridge's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Shadow Ridge got a good showing from Jackson Nelson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Shadow Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Noble, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Arbor View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Las Vegas by a score of 2-0.
Shadow Ridge's record now sits at 15-14-1. As for Arbor View, their record now sits at 11-19-2.
Everything went Shadow Ridge's way against Arbor View in their previous meeting back in April as Shadow Ridge made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shadow Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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