Moapa Valley is 2-8 against Virgin Valley since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Moapa Valley Pirates will be staying on the road to face off against the Virgin Valley Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Moapa Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Mater Academy East Las Vegas by a score of 11-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Moapa Valley considering their one-run performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Virgin Valley got the win against Sports Leadership & Management on Wednesday by a conclusive 15-7.
Julia Leavitt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Leavitt has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Leavitt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Davie Slack was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Ana Tausinga, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5.
Moapa Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Virgin Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 30-2-1.
Moapa Valley suffered a grim 18-8 defeat to Virgin Valley in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leavitt, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Now that Moapa Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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