The Shadow Mountain Matadors will head out on the road to face off against the Yuma Criminals at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Mountain will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Last Monday, Shadow Mountain made easy work of Moon Valley and carried off an 18-5 victory.
Casey Evans made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Evans was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Shadow Mountain let Cailin Miller and Ava Strichartz loose on the outfield. Miller went 1-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Strichartz scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Samantha Torrez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Yuma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 16-2 loss at the hands of Thunderbird.
Derryel Medel and Elia Palencia did some serious damage despite the final result: Medel scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Palencia scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Palencia has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Shadow Mountain's win bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Yuma, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-12.
Everything went Shadow Mountain's way against Yuma in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Shadow Mountain made off with a 16-2 victory. Does Shadow Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yuma turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
