On Tuesday, Shadow Ridge faced Red Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shadow Ridge Stallions took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Mountain Mountain Lions. Shadow Ridge has not had much luck with Red Mountain recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Shadow Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madilyn Gentner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Red Mountain's side, Kendall Cochran spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Cochran has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sophia Marquez, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Victoria Montenegro, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two doubles.
Shadow Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 21-6-1. As for Red Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season.
Shadow Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Red Mountain, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Sunnyside at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sunnyside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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