Baseball Preview: Needles Mustangs vs. Yerington Lions
The Needles Mustangs will take on the Yerington Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Needles is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Needles is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Lake Mead Academy.
The team relied heavily on Tyler Wilson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Talon Paget, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Yerington lost 14-4 to West Wendover on Saturday.
Yerington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Cooper, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Toby Juarez, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Needles has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Yerington, their loss dropped their record down to 22-8.
Thursday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Needles has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .501. However, it's not like Yerington struggles in that department as they've averaged .446. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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