Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Moapa Valley

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 @ Mojave	17
04/01/25 vs Mojave	17
04/04/25 vs Spring Creek	15
02/22/25 vs Varsity Opponent	14
03/10/25 vs Chaparral	10

Moapa Valley entered their tilt with Canyon Springs on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Pioneers with a sharp 12-3 victory. Considering the Pirates have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Tyson Pettingill and Parker Leavitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Pettingill tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Leavitt tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Pettingill has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Pettingill went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Leavitt went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Pettingill has become a key player for Moapa Valley: the team is 9-3 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise.

In other batting news, Logan Schouten and Garrett Hadley did most of the damage at the plate: Schouten went 2-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Hadley went 2-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that Schouten has hit this season.

Moapa Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canyon Springs only posted a batting average of .179.

Moapa Valley's record now sits at 15-10. As for Canyon Springs, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Moapa Valley beat Canyon Springs by a score of 15-0 on Thursday.