On Wednesday, Desert Oasis faced Shadow Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks never let the Shadow Ridge Mustangs onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. This was a revenge match for Desert Oasis, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 loss when these two played last Monday.
Brody Griffith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Griffith has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Griffith was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Joell Castro was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Noah Griffith, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Shadow Ridge's side, they got a good showing from Jackson Nelson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Shadow Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Noble, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Desert Oasis' win bumped their record up to 13-19. As for Shadow Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-14-1.
Desert Oasis does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shadow Ridge, they will head out on the road to take on Arbor View at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Shadow Ridge is facing Arbor View at the right time seeing as Arbor View is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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