Recap: Sky View Bobcats vs. Moapa Valley Pirates
Sky View's game on Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Moapa Valley Pirates a 14-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sky View considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Skylee Haramoto made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Haramoto was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rylie Beckstead, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Preslie Jensen, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Sky View made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Moapa Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Sky View will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Beaver at 3:15 p.m. Beaver has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.67 runs per game on average), something Sky View will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Moapa Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dixie at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Moapa Valley is facing Dixie at the right time seeing as Dixie is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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