Softball Recap: Shadow Hills Extends Winning Streak to Three

Knights

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 vs Xavier Prep	32
03/07/25 vs Palm Springs	25
03/14/25 @ Xavier Prep	24
03/04/25 @ Palm Springs	20
04/04/25 vs Xavier Prep	16

Shadow Hills had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 16-run drubbing they dealt Xavier Prep on Friday. The Knights were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over the Saints. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 11 runs or more this season.

Karla Cerda made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Annabelle Alvarez and Nathalie Briceno did most of the damage at the plate: Alvarez got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Briceno scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those three runs gave Alvarez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gianna Hernandez, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Shadow Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Xavier Prep only posted an OBP of .111.

The victory (which was Shadow Hills' third in a row) raised their record to 14-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Xavier Prep, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-16.

Shadow Hills will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against La Quinta at 5:00 p.m. on the 15th. As for Xavier Prep, they will take on Colton at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The Saints will need to watch out since the Yellowjackets have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.