Softball Recap: Virgin Valley Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Virgin Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pahrump Valley Trojans by a score of 2-0 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since April 27th.

Kamzlee Dalton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.

At the plate, Virgin Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Leavitt, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base. Davie Slack was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.

Virgin Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-13. As for Pahrump Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 21 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 32-8 record this season.

Coincidentally, Virgin Valley and Pahrump Valley will both be playing Lowry the next time they take the field. The Bulldogs will host the Buckaroos at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Trojans will host them at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.