After a string of five wins, Boulder City's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They suffered a tough 16-1 defeat at the hands of the Virgin Valley Bulldogs. Boulder City was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the five matchups prior) but Virgin Valley's pitchers proved too tough.
Boulder City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Baker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Virgin Valley's side, Chandon Jensen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Jensen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kurt Felix was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Drake Wakefield, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Boulder City's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Virgin Valley, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Boulder City will take on Sports Leadership & Management at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Boulder City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Virgin Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Democracy Prep Agassi Campus at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Virgin Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Democracy Prep Agassi Campus' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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