Tolleson fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Shadow Ridge on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 17-12 to the Shadow Ridge Stallions. Tolleson has not had much luck with Shadow Ridge recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
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.
On Shadow Ridge's side, they 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. J'kai'a Graves was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5.
Tolleson's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. As for Shadow Ridge, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4-1.
Tolleson will head out on the road to challenge Maricopa at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maricopa is coming into the match with five straight wins at home, so Tolleson will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Shadow Ridge will take on Cesar Chavez at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Cesar Chavez has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.68 runs per game on average), something Shadow Ridge will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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