Virgin Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, everything went Virgin Valley's way against Moapa Valley as Virgin Valley made off with a 17-8 win.
Julia Leavitt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Leavitt has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Leavitt was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Natalie Plancarte was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Davie Slack was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Mater Academy East Las Vegas made sure to put some runs up on the board against Western on Tuesday. Mater Academy East Las Vegas blew past Western 21-1.
Virgin Valley's victory was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-1-1. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Everything went Virgin Valley's way against Mater Academy East Las Vegas in their previous meeting on April 9th as Virgin Valley made off with a 16-6 win. Will Virgin Valley repeat their success, or does Mater Academy East Las Vegas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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