Shadow Ridge faced Las Vegas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Mustangs walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Wildcats. Eight seems to be a good number for the Mustangs as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jackson Nelson looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
Anthony Montesanti
| 04/25/25 vs Las Vegas | 5 |
| 04/04/25 @ Spring Valley | 2 |
| 03/01/24 vs Bishop Manogue | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Centennial | 1 |
| 03/05/25 @ Bishop Gorman | 1 |
At the plate, Anthony Montesanti was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Dylan Foster also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Shadow Ridge lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Las Vegas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-9.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Shadow Ridge will square off against rival Desert Oasis at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Las Vegas is set to take on their familiar foe Foothill at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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