The Shadow Hills Knights will square off against the Chaminade Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Shadow Hills' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Chaminade's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Shadow Hills fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against La Quinta on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blackhawks. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Knights, who until this game were averaging 4.05 runs allowed.
Julian Briceno
| 04/18/25 vs La Quinta | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ Palm Springs | 2 |
| 02/26/25 vs Carter | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ La Quinta | 1 |
| 04/12/25 @ Burroughs | 1 |
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Julian Briceno put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Shadow Hills' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 8-9 when he doesn't).
Briceno wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Meka, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Chaminade never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Taft. The Eagles not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 17th (when they won 9-0).
Adam Batmanian tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Tyler, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Ryder Gullage also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Chaminade always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
This is the second loss in a row for Shadow Hills and nudges their season record down to 10-10. As for Chaminade, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12.
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