The La Quinta Blackhawks are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Shadow Hills Knights at 6:30 p.m. La Quinta will be strutting in after a victory while Shadow Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
Even though San Luis Obispo scored an imposing ten runs on Thursday, La Quinta still came out on top. La Quinta narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past San Luis Obispo 11-10. The victory was just what La Quinta needed coming off of a 14-2 loss in their prior matchup.
The team relied heavily on Jayvin Baxa, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Noah Fernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Shadow Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 10-4 loss at the hands of Murrieta Mesa.
La Quinta is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Shadow Hills, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Everything went La Quinta's way against Shadow Hills in their previous meeting back in February as La Quinta made off with a 9-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Quinta since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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