The Virgin Valley Bulldogs will take on the Mojave Rattlers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Virgin Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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 had just enough and edged out Desert Hills 4-2.
Virgin Valley's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Lund, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Mojave was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. They came up short against Virgin Valley, falling 17-2. The Rattlers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Jaime Adame was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Virgin Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-8-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mojave, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Mojave's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Virgin Valley has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .446. It's a different story for Mojave, though, as they've only averaged .331. Will they be able to contain Virgin Valley's hitters?
Everything went Virgin Valley's way against Mojave in their previous matchup on Wednesday, as Virgin Valley made off with a 17-2 victory. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Rattlers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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