Shadow Ridge faced Desert Oasis in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Diamondbacks by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Mustangs have suffered since March 20, 2024.
Shadow Ridge got a good showing from Jackson Nelson, who tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nelson has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Shadow Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyson Rollo, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Marco Montesanti was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Shadow Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Desert Oasis, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-11.
While Shadow Ridge had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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