Shadow Ridge and Foothill are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will be playing at home against the Foothill Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Shadow Ridge's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Foothill has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Shadow Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Spring Valley, taking the game 8-4. Eight seems to be a good number for Shadow Ridge as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jesse Dinkfeld looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Christian Wilkes was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Brock Morrow was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Foothill faced Coronado in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Foothill never let Coronado onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The win was just what Foothill needed coming off of a 10-1 loss in their prior contest.
The result came thanks to Bryce McKnight's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Foothill saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dahlin Scow, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Shadow Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11-1 record this season. As for Foothill, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5-1.
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