Softball Preview: Pahranagat Valley Panthers vs. Moapa Valley Pirates
The Pahranagat Valley Panthers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Moapa Valley Pirates at 3:30 p.m. Pahranagat Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.8 runs per game this season.
Pahranagat Valley stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mountain View Christian an 11-0 shutout.
Cami Cannon was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Melissa Marshall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Moapa Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their rough 17-8 defeat to Virgin Valley might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Moapa Valley in their matchups with Virgin Valley: they've now lost eight in a row.
Emmy Cornwall was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kyndall Longman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pahranagat Valley has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Moapa Valley, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9.
Pahranagat Valley might still be hurting after the 12-5 loss they got from Moapa Valley in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moapa Valley's Kylie Neil, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Pahranagat Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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