Virgin Valley put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Pahrump Valley Trojans with a sharp 21-9 victory. The result was nothing new for Virgin Valley, who have now won six games by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Julia Leavitt was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Leavitt was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Virgin Valley got a massive performance out of Ana Tausinga, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Natalie Plancarte, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI and two runs.
On Pahrump Valley's side, Madison Rodriguez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances.
Virgin Valley pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 13.1 runs. As for Pahrump Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Virgin Valley will head out on the road to challenge Canyon Springs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Virgin Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Canyon Springs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pahrump Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Western at 3:30 p.m. Pahrump Valley is facing Western at the right time seeing as Western is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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