Baseball Recap: Battle Mountain Victorious

While Battle Mountain's victory against Incline wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Longhorns sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Highlanders on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Longhorns have posted since April 11, 2025.

Keegan Peasnall

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/18/26 vs Incline	3
04/11/26 @ Sierra Lutheran	2
04/10/26 @ Sierra Lutheran	2
03/17/26 @ Pershing County	1
03/14/26 vs Oasis Academy	1

The team relied heavily on Keegan Peasnall, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aiden Holland, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.

Battle Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Battle Mountain's record is now 5-16. As for Incline, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-20.

Battle Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Highlanders: the pair will be back at it again later today.