Moon Valley is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Shadow Mountain a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Moon Valley Rockets will be playing at home against the Shadow Mountain Matadors at 4:00 p.m. Moon Valley has given up an average of 17.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Moon Valley fell victim to Greenway and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Demons, falling 19-0.
Moon Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maggie Lovelis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Lovelis has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Shadow Mountain came into Thursday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Goldwater with a sharp 19-9 win on Thursday. Considering the Matadors have won seven games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Chloe Stumbo and Hannah Sheehan did most of the damage at the plate: Stumbo went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Sheehan got on base in four of her five plate appearances with five RBI and three runs. Those four RBI gave Stumbo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alanna Strickland, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Shadow Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Moon Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Shadow Mountain, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 8-5.
Moon Valley suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Shadow Mountain in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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