vs
| 04/07/25 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 05/08/24 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 04/10/24 - Home | 5-2 W |
| 04/08/24 - Away | 12-2 W |
| 05/11/23 - Away | 8-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Virgin Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Moapa Valley Pirates. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Degan Shaner spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Koby Perry was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted over his last 11 games. Gavin Lunt also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Virgin Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Moapa Valley, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.
Virgin Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Pirates: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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