The Eldorado Firehawks will head out to challenge the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eldorado's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Thursday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Eldorado lost 16-1 to Sierra Vista on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge faced Desert Oasis in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Mustangs were the clear victors by an 11-5 margin over the Diamondbacks.
Skyler Fife looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Evan Noble and Kyson Rollo did most of the damage at the plate: Noble got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, while Rollo went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs Noble has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Montesanti, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Shadow Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Shadow Ridge pushed their record up to 11-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Eldorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.
Eldorado suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Shadow Ridge when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can the Firehawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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