Moon Valley lost to Ironwood back in April of 2016 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Rockets took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
James Lee
| 03/09/26 vs Mingus | 6 |
| 03/17/26 vs Ironwood | 1 |
James Lee was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. He is becoming a predictor of Moon Valley's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Lee was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Lee wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Michaels, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Moon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Ironwood, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Coming up, Moon Valley will be taking part in a tournament against Cactus at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Rockets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cobras have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Ironwood, they will take on Elizabeth in a tournament on Wednesday.
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