Mojave won the last time they faced Valley and things went their way on Wednesday too. Mojave was the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Valley. With that victory, the Rattlers brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Emiko-Lin Kalani made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kalani was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, Kaylinn Bentley was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jadin Broadnax, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Rattlers
| 03/26/25 vs Valley | 63.2% |
| 03/14/25 vs Durango | 60.9% |
| 03/11/25 @ Spring Valley | 39.4% |
| 03/05/25 @ Doral Academy Red Rock | 40% |
| 02/28/25 vs Green Valley | 33.3% |
| + 12 more games |
Mojave always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
The win made it two in a row for Mojave and bumps their season record up to 2-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing seven strikeouts in those games compared to only 1.25 in the others. As for Valley, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Looking ahead, Mojave will take on Clark at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Valley, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 27-11 defeat against The Meadows School on the 27th.
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