On Thursday, Shadow Ridge faced Foothill in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs had just enough and edged the Foothill Falcons out 5-4. The victory was just what Shadow Ridge needed coming off of a 17-9 defeat in their prior game.
Shadow Ridge's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marco Montesanti, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Foothill's side, they got a good showing from Makoa Elliott, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Thayne Watson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landon Angelo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12-1 record this season. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shadow Ridge will square off against Legacy at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Legacy is coming into the match with six straight victories at home, so Shadow Ridge will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Foothill, they will head out on the road to face off against Basic at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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