The Moapa Valley Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Boulder City Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Moapa Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Moapa Valley will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Boulder City, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Pirates were the clear victors by an 11-3 margin over the Eagles on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Pirates needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Kylie Neil made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Neil was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
Evalynn Houston
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In other batting news, Moapa Valley got a big performance out of Evalynn Houston, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Houston a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Meg Evans, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Moapa Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Moapa Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Boulder City, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-16.
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