North Valleys is 0-9 against Spanish Springs since March of 2015 but things could change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as North Valleys Panthers duke it out with Spanish Springs Cougars at 9:00 a.m. North Valleys will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
North Valleys is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let South Tahoe get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Maddie Rebell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (zero). She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three).
Caylee Soap
| 03/22/25 vs South Tahoe | 4 |
| 03/22/25 vs South Tahoe | 3 |
| 03/15/25 vs Churchill County | 4 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caylee Soap, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in each of the last three games she's played. Jordan Gainey also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
North Valleys was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Spanish Springs faced Basic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Spanish Springs blew past Basic 9-1. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Lily Delamora tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Spanish Springs let Charli York and Madison Rogers run wild. York scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Rogers went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kacyn Gifford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
North Valleys has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing nine strikeouts in those games compared to only 1.67 in the others. Spanish Springs' record now sits at 6-4-1.
North Valleys might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Spanish Springs when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Can North Valleys avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
