The Shadow Hills Knights will head out on the road to take on the La Quinta Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shadow Hills will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Shadow Hills can't be too worried about heading out to take on La Quinta: they just beat Burroughs at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Knights walked away with a 6-1 win over the Bears on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly five runs.
Julian Briceno made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Briceno wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Arizaga, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. That's the most doubles Arizaga has posted since back in April of 2024. Nicholas Rodriquez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, La Quinta had just enough and edged out Moreno Valley 2-1 on Saturday.
Shadow Hills' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for La Quinta, their record is now 10-8.
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