The Shadow Hills Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Rancho Mirage Rattlers at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Shadow Hills didn't have quite enough to beat Palm Desert and fell 2-1. Shadow Hills has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shadow Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ernesto Ibarra, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rancho Mirage fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against La Quinta on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blackhawks by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Rancho Mirage has lost by just one run.
Malakai Lopez put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Shadow Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Rancho Mirage, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
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