On Friday, Shadow Ridge faced Coronado in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs blew past the Coronado Cougars 11-2. Shadow Ridge's victory was all the more impressive since Coronado was averaging only 3.07 runs allowed on the season.
Josslin Law was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Law has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Law was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a triple.
In other batting news, Jimena Barraza was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Stevie Robison, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Coronado's side, Alohi Mundon was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Goldberg, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Coronado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-3.
Shadow Ridge will head out on the road to face off against Centennial at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Coronado, they will be playing at home against Liberty at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Coronado is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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