The Shadow Mountain Matadors will face off against the La Junta Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Shadow Mountain had taken Paradise Honors down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. Shadow Mountain came up short against Paradise Honors, falling 17-4. The Matadors haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Gavin Lieske was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Chaplick, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, La Junta lost 21-1 to The Classical Academy on Saturday.
La Junta saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tony Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
La Junta's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Shadow Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1.
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