Baseball Recap: West Wendover Wolverines vs. Battle Mountain Longhorns
West Wendover can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They never let the Battle Mountain Longhorns onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win was nothing new for West Wendover as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Teague Neilson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Neilson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Neilson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrian Perez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Tavian Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
West Wendover pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Battle Mountain, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Wendover beat Battle Mountain by a score of 6-5.
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