Softball Game Preview: Round Mountain Knights vs. Beaver Dam Diamondback

Knights

Runs

03/28/25 @ Sandy Valley	22
03/28/25 @ Sandy Valley	23
03/21/25 @ Pahranagat Valley	5
03/21/25 @ Pahranagat Valley	11
03/08/25 @ Laughlin	20
+ 2 more games

The Round Mountain Knights will challenge the Beaver Dam Diamondback at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Round Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 15.9 runs per game this season.

Round Mountain's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They were the clear victors by a 22-0 margin over Sandy Valley. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.

Samarah Swafford was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Swafford was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, Round Mountain got a massive performance out of Baylee Dutton, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Dutton is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Layci Thibodeaux was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Round Mountain 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 .333 or higher in six consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Beaver Dam was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 13-3 to Laughlin.

Beaver Dam's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Round Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.

Beaver Dam's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Round Mountain hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .453. It's a different story for Beaver Dam, though, as they've only averaged .232. Will they be able to contain Round Mountain's hitters?

Everything went Round Mountain's way against Beaver Dam in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Round Mountain made off with a 24-14 victory. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Diamondback turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.