Shadow Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-1 walloping at the hands of the Saguaro Sabercats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Shadow Mountain of the 11-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Shadow Mountain saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Zauner, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On Saguaro's side, Vinnie Keck made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Keck was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Brick Shultz and Kyle Miiller did most of the damage at the plate: Shultz went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs, while Miiller scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zander Bratspis, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Shadow Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Saguaro, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Shadow Mountain has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Paradise Honors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Paradise Honors is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Saguaro, they will head out on the road to challenge Mesquite at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Saguaro is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
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