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| 03/18/25 - Away | 25-21 W |
| 04/15/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 03/11/24 - Away | 8-0 W |
| 04/26/23 - Away | 21-0 W |
| 04/05/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Needles is 7-1 against Pahrump Valley since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Trojans at 3:00 p.m. Needles will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Needles' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Lake Mead Christian Academy with a sharp 17-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pahrump Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Sports Leadership & Management on Friday and fell 11-10.
Evalenne Armendariz was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Armendariz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Riley Saldana was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Madison Rodriguez was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Needles' victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pahrump Valley, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7.
Both Needles and Pahrump Valley just can't seem to miss. The Mustangs have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Pahrump Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.4 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Needles was able to grind out a solid victory over Pahrump Valley in their previous matchup back in March, winning 25-21. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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