It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Round Mountain can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pahranagat Valley Panthers by a score of 4-3 on Friday. Round Mountain has struggled against Pahranagat Valley recently, as their matchup on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
For Pahranagat Valley's part, Hadee Walch made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. Walch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Walch was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Roxi Hughes, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Round Mountain's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-8. As for Pahranagat Valley, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-7.
Round Mountain is on the road again on Friday to play Indian Springs at 4:00 p.m. As for Pahranagat Valley, they will face off against Round Mountain on Saturday. Pahranagat Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.
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