Needles waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came out on top against the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets by a score of 6-1. That's more bragging rights for Needles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Scotti Powell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Liana DeLeon, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Needles pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.6 runs. As for Palo Verde Valley, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Needles will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lake Mead Academy at 1:00 p.m. Lake Mead Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season. As for Palo Verde Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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