Virgin Valley proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 15) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Desert Hills Thunder, sneaking past 4-2.
Virgin Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Lund, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Virgin Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Hills, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Virgin Valley will welcome Mojave at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Rattlers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.23 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Desert Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Snow Canyon at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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