Shadow Ridge fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Central Catholic on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Central Catholic Rams by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Shadow Ridge couldn't push the score so high this time.
Phoenix Madsen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Shadow Ridge saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Gorman, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, Shadow Ridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Shadow Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Shadow Ridge has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Churchill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Central Catholic, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Crismon at 6:00 p.m. Crismon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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