The Virgin Valley Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Pahranagat Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Virgin Valley comes in on 22 and Pahranagat Valley on eight.
Virgin Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Sierra Vista, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Virgin Valley was ranked 17th). Virgin Valley walked away with a 5-2 victory over Sierra Vista on Thursday.
Bryce Intagliata spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kurt Felix, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Montoya, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pahranagat Valley put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Sandy Valley as Pahranagat Valley made off with an 11-3 win.
CJ Christian made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Christian was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Pahranagat Valley let Colin Howard and James Thiriot loose on the outfield. Howard scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Thiriot scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Virgin Valley's victory was their 12th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-1. As for Pahranagat Valley, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Everything went Virgin Valley's way against Pahranagat Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as Virgin Valley made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Virgin Valley repeat their success, or does Pahranagat Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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