Moapa Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Virgin Valley on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 5-4. The Pirates have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Tyson Pettingill
| 04/04/25 vs Spring Creek | 4 |
| 04/03/25 @ Mojave | 4 |
| 03/12/25 @ Sports Leadership & Management | 4 |
| 03/05/25 vs Boulder City | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Mojave | 3 |
| + 10 more games |
Moapa Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Pettingill, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Pettingill is becoming a predictor of the Pirates' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-2 (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Parker Leavitt was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Moapa Valley's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-9. As for Virgin Valley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8.
While Moapa Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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