After a string of five wins, Shadow Hills's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Palm Desert Aztecs by a score of 1-0. Shadow Hills was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the five games prior) but Palm Desert's pitcher proved too tough.
Ava Valenzuela spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned (and one unearned) runs on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Shadow Hills saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amariz Rodriguez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Palm Desert's side, the result came thanks to Natalie Rey's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 15 Ks.
Shadow Hills' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Palm Desert, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
While Shadow Hills had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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