The Moon Valley Rockets will take on the Cactus Cobras in a tournament on Wednesday. Moon Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Moon Valley's tournament run continued when they took on Ironwood on Tuesday. The Rockets fell 6-3 to the Eagles. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
James Lee
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James Lee was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. He is becoming a predictor of Moon Valley's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Lee was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Lee wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Michaels, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Cactus didn't have quite enough to beat Elizabeth on Tuesday and fell 12-11.
Raven Anderson was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Moon Valley's record now sits at 3-6. As for Cactus, their record is now 7-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Moon Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cactus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Moon Valley couldn't quite get it done against Cactus when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 15-11. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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