Softball Game Preview: Pahranagat Valley Panthers vs. Sandy Valley Sidewinders

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Previous Games

04/26/24 - Home	17-0 W
04/26/24 - Home	17-2 W
05/05/23 - Away	18-2 W
05/05/23 - Away	20-4 W
05/03/19 - Away	7-0 W
+ 5 more games

Pahranagat Valley has gone a perfect 10-0 against Sandy Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Panthers will head out to challenge the Sidewinders at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pahranagat Valley has eight straight victories, Sandy Valley has 25 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

20 must be Pahranagat Valley's lucky number: they beat Beaver Dam with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Panthers blew past the Diamondback 20-3. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.

Mylah Stout and Lynda Hatch did most of the damage at the plate: Stout got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Hatch went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Cami Cannon also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Pahranagat Valley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in eight consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Sandy Valley came up short against Laughlin on Tuesday, falling 16-1.

Pahranagat Valley's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.1 runs over those games. As for Sandy Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.

Pahranagat Valley took their win against Sandy Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 17-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.