Moapa Valley is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Virgin Valley is on a 21-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Moapa Valley Pirates will take on the Virgin Valley Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Moapa Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Del Sol 20-0.
Saphire Holm looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andie Woods, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Shelby Cornwall was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Virgin Valley's hitters rose to the challenge against a Bulls pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.69 points allowed on Friday. Everything went Virgin Valley's way against Sports Leadership & Management as Virgin Valley made off with a 13-1 win.
Julia Leavitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Leavitt was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Ana Tausinga was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Reggi Frei, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Moapa Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Virgin Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 25-1-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Moapa Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Virgin Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Moapa Valley couldn't quite finish off Virgin Valley in their previous matchup on April 5th and fell 9-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leavitt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Now that Moapa Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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