Championship softball often comes down to two aces squaring off in the circle.
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Kessa Evans and Emilie Barraza each hit a double as Moapa Valley’s softball team fell 11-0 in six innings to Fernley in the opening round of the 3A state tournament at Faith Lutheran on Thursday afternoon.
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Moapa Valley’s softball team scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning Saturday to beat Pahrump Valley 6-5 in the championship game of the Class 3A Southern Region tournament.
The Moapa Valley softball team came back to defeat Boulder City on Friday at Tech, knocking off the Sunrise League’s top seed, and punching tickets to both the Class 3A Southern Region title game and a spot in the state tournament.
Pahrump Valley earned a 5-2 victory Thursday, sending the Trojans to their first state tournament since 2014.
Losi Brown tossed a four-inning one-hitter to help Chaparral’s softball team to a 16-1 road win over Cheyenne in a Class 3A Southern Region elimination game on Wednesday.
Tech scored a pair of runs in the fifth inning, then broke the game open with a five-run sixth, as the Roadrunners stopped Mojave, 7-1.
Izabelle Morales tossed a five-hitter with three strikeouts, and Mikayla Berg went 3-for-3 with a triple, two runs and four RBIs to help Basic’s softball team rally from a five-run deficit to top host Eldorado 18-5 in six innings on Wednesday.
Yvette Sanchez went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, and Sam Pochop pitched six innings of relief and drove in two runs to help Rancho’s softball team rally for an 11-7 win at Green Valley on Monday.