Softball Recap: Verrado Beats Paradise Valley for Their Sixth Straight Win

Vipers

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 @ North Canyon	24
03/07/25 @ Lake Havasu	21
04/18/25 vs Cortez	20
03/28/25 vs Desert Edge	17
04/24/25 @ Paradise Valley	15

Verrado extended their winning streak to six on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 24-4 in the process. Everything went their way against the Paradise Valley Trojans as they made off with a 19-4 win. The Vipers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 games by six runs or more this season.

Verrado got a massive performance out of Bailee Smalls, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Smalls has posted since back in March. Lee Houston also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.

Verrado always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .743. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paradise Valley only posted an OBP of .286.

As for Paradise Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with the loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly 15 runs.

On Paradise Valley's side, April Delgado made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in both of her plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Verrado will welcome Willow Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Vipers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Paradise Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Youngker at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The Roughriders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.27 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of.