Moapa Valley extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping them down to 6-6. They came up short against the Virgin Valley Bulldogs, falling 15-5. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Claire Holm and Meg Evans stepped up to the plate in a big way. Holm went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Evans went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Shelby Cornwall also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
As for Virgin Valley, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-8. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
On Virgin Valley's side, Julia Leavitt was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Ashlynn Jackson, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one run.
While Moapa Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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