The Moapa Valley Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cheyenne Desert Shields at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Moapa Valley will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Moapa Valley put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Western a 15-0 shutout.
Kylie Neil made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Neil has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Neil was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Moapa Valley got a massive performance out of Kyndall Longman, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Andie Woods was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne fell victim to a tough 20-4 loss at the hands of Virgin Valley on Friday. Cheyenne has not had much luck with Virgin Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Moapa Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Cheyenne, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything went Moapa Valley's way against Cheyenne in their previous matchup back in March as Moapa Valley made off with a 23-1 win. Will Moapa Valley repeat their success, or does Cheyenne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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