The Pahranagat Valley Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Beatty Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pahranagat Valley has four straight wins, Beatty has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pahranagat Valley duked it out with Awaken Christian on Wednesday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 17-2 margin over the Lions. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Pahranagat Valley let Shelby Fry and Shada Spencer run wild. Fry scored three runs while going 2-for-2, while Spencer went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two hits gave Fry a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cami Cannon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Pahranagat Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .769. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Beatty lost 19-1 to GV Christian last Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Hornets have lost by exactly 18 runs.
Beatty saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Melody Vargas, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Genesis Molina also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Pahranagat Valley pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Beatty, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Beatty's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Pahranagat Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .361. It's a different story for Beatty, though, as they've only averaged .189. Will they be able to contain Pahranagat Valley's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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