Pirates
| 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 made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Spring Creek, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Pirates put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 15-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Lucas Pettingill made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Moapa Valley is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise. Pettingill was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Tyson Pettingill was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Moapa Valley: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Leavitt, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and three runs.
Moapa Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matchups.
Moapa Valley's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Spring Creek, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Moapa Valley beat the Spartans by a score of 7-6 on Saturday.
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