The St. Mary's Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Shadow Mountain Matadors at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, St. Mary's didn't have quite enough to beat Thunderbird and fell 4-3. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luis Mejia was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Mejia wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Evan Rios, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.
Meanwhile, Shadow Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against North Canyon, falling 21-8.
Jack Zauner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Shadow Mountain is 4-1 when Zauner posts three or more hits, but 5-14-1 otherwise.
St. Mary's record is now 14-11. As for Shadow Mountain, their record now sits at 9-15-1.
St. Mary's beat Shadow Mountain 7-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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