It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Shadow Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 17-12 win over the Tolleson Wolverines. The victory was familiar territory for Shadow Ridge who now have seven in a row.
Shadow Ridge got a massive performance out of Liliana Moreno, who went 4-for-6 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Moreno has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was J'kai'a Graves, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
On Tolleson's side, Karen Castro made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Phoenix Preciado, who went 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-1 record this season. As for Tolleson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.
Shadow Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Cesar Chavez at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Cesar Chavez is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Tolleson, they will head out on the road to square off against Maricopa at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maricopa will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Tolleson surely won't give up without a fight.
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