The Western Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Moapa Valley Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Western can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus as Western made off with an 18-7 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Western considering their one-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Moapa Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Pahranagat Valley 6-5.
Andie Woods made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Woods has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Woods was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emmy Cornwall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Brooklyn Reynolds was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Western's victory bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Moapa Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Western suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Moapa Valley in their previous meeting on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moapa Valley's Kylie Neil, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Western 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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