It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Moapa Valley had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over The Meadows School Mustangs. The win was familiar territory for Moapa Valley who now have eight in a row.
Lucas Pettingill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Shandon Matheson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Pettingill, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
On The Meadows School's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Aiden Otano gave up just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, The Meadows School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Garber, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, The Meadows School hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moapa Valley struck out six times.
Moapa Valley has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for The Meadows School, their loss dropped their record down to 22-9.
Moapa Valley will take on Virgin Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Virgin Valley will roll in looking for their 27th straight victory, something Moapa Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for The Meadows School, they will take on Pahrump Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Meadows School is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
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