On Monday, Las Vegas faced Desert Oasis in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Las Vegas Wildcats wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-0 walloping at the hands of the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks. The game marked the first time this season in which Las Vegas was not able to get on the board.
Joseph Ponticello was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage McCown, who went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Las Vegas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Oasis only posted a batting average of .200.
On Desert Oasis' side, their victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Del Valle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Las Vegas and nudges their season record down to 17-4-1. As for Desert Oasis, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-16.
Las Vegas will stay at home for another game and welcome Coronado at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Las Vegas is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Desert Oasis, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Gorman at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Gorman's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Desert Oasis' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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