Baseball Recap: Fernley Vaqueros vs. Lowry Buckaroos
Fernley proved they can win big on Friday (they won by eight) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lowry Buckaroos and snuck past 8-6. With that win, Fernley brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Nikko Pryor tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Brody Jones was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Paiz, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Lowry's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jakob Bauman, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Txema Bengochea, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Fernley's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Lowry, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Fernley beat Lowry by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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