Shadle Park waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the East Valley Knights. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Shadle Park has managed all season.
Drew Sanchez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Tyler Yarger was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On East Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Newby, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Shadle Park's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for East Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Shadle Park will have a chance to go back-to-back against East Valley: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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