Baseball Recap: The Meadows School Mustangs vs. Moapa Valley Pirates
The Meadows School and Moapa Valley squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but The Meadows School had to settle for second. They fell 4-1 to the Moapa Valley Pirates. The Meadows School's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Aiden Otano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, The Meadows School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Garber, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, The Meadows School hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moapa Valley struck out six times.
On Moapa Valley's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Lucas Pettingill gave up only one earned run on five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Shandon Matheson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyson Pettingill, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
The Meadows School's loss dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Moapa Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
The Meadows School will square off against Pahrump Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Meadows School is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Moapa Valley, they will face off against Virgin Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Virgin Valley is coming into the contest with 12 straight wins on the road, so Moapa Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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