The Moapa Valley Pirates (Overton, NV) baseball trounced the host Mojave Rattlers (North Las Vegas, NV), 18-1 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Pirates now own a 10-8 record. They take the field next when they host Spring Creek for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 4. Moapa Valley will clash with a Spartans team coming off a 14-10 league loss to Elko (Elko, NV). The Spartans record now stands at 10-7.

With the defeat, Mojave drops to 1-9 on the year. The Rattlers host Democracy Prep Agassi Campus (Las Vegas, NV) to clash with the Blue Knights in a 3A South - Desert challenge on Tuesday, April 8. The Blue Knights go into the challenge with a record of 0-9. Democracy Prep Agassi Campus lost 16-0 in their recent league challenge against Mater Academy East Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)