Desert Oasis is 3-0 against Shadow Ridge since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks will head out on the road to take on the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Desert Oasis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Legacy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Desert Oasis was ranked 20th). Desert Oasis narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Legacy 9-8.
Connor Jacob and Ryan Martin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Jacob pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Martin pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Jacob went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Martin scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Griffith, who went 1-for-4 with a home run. Devyn Edwards was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Wildcats 5-4.
Jackson Nelson looked comfortable as he tossed 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Tressler, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Desert Oasis' record is now 12-18. As for Shadow Ridge, they now have a winning record of 14-13-1.
Desert Oasis skirted past Shadow Ridge 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Shadow Ridge's Nick Parr, who didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Desert Oasis to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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