Softball Recap: West Las Vegas Extends Home Winning Streak to 11

Dons

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 @ St. Michael's	19
05/07/25 vs Navajo Prep	18
05/03/25 @ Santa Fe Indian	15
03/25/25 @ Valencia	15
04/29/25 @ St. Michael's	14

It's playoff time, and West Las Vegas had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Navajo Prep Eagles an 18-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won 18 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Malie Satete was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 20 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, West Las Vegas got a massive performance out of Tyra Horner, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most stolen bases Horner has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Aliana Otero, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.

West Las Vegas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in five consecutive matches.

West Las Vegas pushed their record up to 22-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Navajo Prep, the defeat snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 19-6 record.

West Las Vegas and Navajo Prep are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Dons will challenge Cobre at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (West Las Vegas 2.5, the Indians 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Navajo Prep, they will square off against Santa Fe Indian at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Braves have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.