Mater Academy East Las Vegas has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Virgin Valley Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Western on Tuesday. Everything went Mater Academy East Las Vegas' way against Western as Mater Academy East Las Vegas made off with a 21-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Virgin Valley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-8 margin over the Pirates.
Julia Leavitt was a major factor no matter where she played. 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, the team relied heavily on Natalie Plancarte, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Davie Slack, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Virgin Valley, their win was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-1-1.
Mater Academy East Las Vegas might still be hurting after the 16-6 loss they got from Virgin Valley in their previous meeting on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leavitt, who struck out nine batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Mater Academy East Las Vegas knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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