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| 03/20/24 - Home | 23-0 W |
| 04/12/19 - Away | 2-5 L |
| 03/27/19 - Home | 4-14 L |
| 05/11/18 - Neutral | 9-7 W |
| 05/02/18 - Away | 9-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Virgin Valley and Chaparral are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Virgin Valley Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Chaparral Cowboys at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Virgin Valley has five straight wins, Chaparral has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Virgin Valley had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Sunrise Mountain on Monday. Virgin Valley put the hurt on Sunrise Mountain with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by ten runs or more this season.
Parker Litzenberger and Koby Perry made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Litzenberger pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Perry pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Litzenberger scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Perry scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4. That's the most stolen bases Perry has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Degan Shaner was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Alex Valle also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Virgin Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Chaparral's offense. They came up short against Moapa Valley on Monday, falling 10-0.
Virgin Valley pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Virgin Valley took their victory against Chaparral in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 23-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Virgin Valley 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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