The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will be playing at home against the Las Vegas Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked 14th). Shadow Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Bishop Gorman on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shadow Ridge.
Brock Morrow spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Andrew Torres was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas came into Friday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Coronado onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Friday.
Joseph Ponticello made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Ponticello has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ponticello was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bryden Bull was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Andrew Padilla was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13-1 record this season. As for Las Vegas, their win bumped their record up to 18-5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Shadow Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Las Vegas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Shadow Ridge skirted past Las Vegas 8-7 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Does Shadow Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Las Vegas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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