Moapa Valley is 10-0 against Del Sol since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Moapa Valley Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Del Sol Dragons at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Moapa Valley has four straight victories, Del Sol has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Moapa Valley stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus as Moapa Valley made off with a 16-0 win.
Andie Woods made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Woods has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Woods was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, two stolen bases, and three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mikelle Millett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gracie Fullman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Del Sol's offense. They suffered a rough 19-0 defeat at the hands of Virgin Valley on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Del Sol's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Moapa Valley pushed their record up to 17-8 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Del Sol, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Moapa Valley took their win against Del Sol in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 17-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moapa Valley since the squad 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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