The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will be playing at home against the Green Valley Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Desert Oasis, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked 12th). Shadow Ridge fell 5-0 to Desert Oasis on Wednesday. Shadow Ridge's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Shadow Ridge got a good showing from Jackson Nelson, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Nelson has been consistent recently: 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, Green Valley fell victim to Southeast Career Tech and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Roadrunners by a score of 2-0. Considering the last time Green Valley couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Green Valley also got a good showing from Chacen Rasavong, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
Shadow Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Green Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-17 record this season.
Shadow Ridge might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Green Valley in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Shadow Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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