Softball Game Preview: Boulder City Eagles vs. Pahrump Valley Trojans

Boulder City is 9-1 against Pahrump Valley since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Eagles will face off against the Trojans at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Boulder City's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Valley as they made off with a 17-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.

Rhiley Beck

Hits (Career)

04/03/25 @ Valley	2
03/26/25 vs The Meadows School	1
03/24/25 @ Western	1
03/03/25 vs Cheyenne	1

Rhiley Beck made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Baylee Cook was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March of 2024. Eden Gomez also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.

Meanwhile, Pahrump Valley waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Miners 15-0.

Pahrump Valley got a massive performance out of Riley Saldana, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Mariah Gray was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

Pahrump Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .654. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in 11 consecutive games.

Boulder City pushed their record up to 8-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pahrump Valley, their record now sits at 14-5.

Boulder City took their win against Pahrump Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 18-3 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.