Lady Panthers drop close games to Lynx, Pirates

The Pahranagat Valley High School softball team led 8-6 going into the seventh and final inning at Moapa Valley on Thursday, April 16, before a three-run comeback allowed the Pirates’ walk off with a 9-8 victory. 

Five Panther errors contributed to four unearned runs for the Pirates, as junior pitcher Evie Davis allowed five earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out three. 

Senior Shada Spencer had two hits including a triple and two runs scored. Classmate Cami Cannon drove in a run with a double, as did fellow senior Alivia Walch. Senior Lynda Hatch drove in two runs and scored once.

Back in Alamo on Tuesday, April 14, the Panthers cut into a 4-0 lead with two runs in the fourth inning and plated three in the sixth to make it 8-6, but they couldn’t break through in the seventh to complete the comeback. 

Fielding once again played a pivotal role for the Panthers, who committed seven errors that led to eight unearned runs. Davis allowed one earned run on seven hits and eight walks while striking out two over seven innings.

Cannon doubled for PVHS, and Davis and Walch each had two hits in the loss. Junior Lylee Lewis drove in a run with a hit, and senior Paisley McVey had an RBI and a run scored.

Pahranagat Valley (10-7, 8-0) looks to stay undefeated in league play with a doubleheader versus winless Beatty (0-9, 0-8) in Alamo on Thursday, April 23. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.