The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Palo Verde Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Shadow Ridge has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Shadow Ridge heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They fell just short of Faith Lutheran by a score of 5-4.
Bryce Judd was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Oliver Schoppmann made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dylan Foster, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Panthers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Shadow Ridge has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-17 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Palo Verde, their loss dropped their record down to 24-8.
Shadow Ridge couldn't quite finish off Palo Verde in their previous matchup back in February and fell 4-2. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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