Pahrump Valley is 10-0 against Mojave since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pahrump Valley Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Mojave Rattlers at 3:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Pahrump Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Sports Leadership & Management and fell 4-2.
Pahrump Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vinny Whitney, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Pahrump Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sports Leadership & Management only tossed three.
Mojave can finally bid farewell to their 23-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Democracy Prep Agassi Campus 9-8. Mojave's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Christian Farias was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Farias was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Christian Garcia was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Pahrump Valley now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Mojave, their win ended a 15-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-12.
Everything went Pahrump Valley's way against Mojave when the teams last played back in April of 2019 as Pahrump Valley made off with a 13-1 victory. Does Pahrump Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mojave turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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