Softball Game Preview: Boulder City Eagles vs. The Meadows School Mustangs

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2025, 4:11am

Softball Preview: Boulder City Eagles vs. The Meadows School Mustangs

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Boulder City is a perfect 3-0 against The Meadows School since March of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Boulder City's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last six matchups.

Boulder City's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Canyon Springs as they made off with a 19-0 win. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Pioneers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Rhiley Beck made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.

Payton Rogers

Runs Batted In

04/08/25 vs Canyon Springs3
04/04/25 @ Pahrump Valley3
03/27/25 @ Sunrise Mountain4
03/26/25 vs The Meadows School4

In other batting news, Payton Rogers was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. Baylee Cook was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Boulder City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.2.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 23 runs the game before, The Meadows School was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They came up short against Sports Leadership & Management, falling 16-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Bulls: they've now lost six in a row.

The Meadows School saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Howard, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.

Boulder City pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for The Meadows School, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

The Meadows School's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Boulder City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for The Meadows School, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1 strikeouts. Will Boulder City keep running through batters, or will the Mustangs buck the trend?

Everything went Boulder City's way against The Meadows School in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Boulder City made off with a 16-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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