Softball Recap: Round Mountain Has No Trouble Against Sandy Valley

Knights

Margin

03/28/25 @ Sandy Valley	23
03/07/25 vs Tonopah	17
03/08/25 @ Laughlin	15
03/21/25 @ Pahranagat Valley	5
03/07/25 vs Wells	3

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pahranagat Valley, Round Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sandy Valley Sidewinders a 23-0 shutout. The contest marked the Knights' most dominant win of the season so far.

Ava Faga made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Furthermore, she didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Round Mountain got a massive performance out of Layci Thibodeaux, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Phoenix Jacobs was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.

Round Mountain kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive matchups.

Round Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Sandy Valley, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.

Round Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sandy Valley: the pair will be back at it again later today.