Baseball Preview: Lake Mead Academy Eagles vs. West Wendover Wolverines
The Lake Mead Academy Eagles are on the road again on Thursday to play the West Wendover Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. Lake Mead Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.8 runs per game this season.
Lake Mead Academy heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Saturday. They fell just short of Needles by a score of 6-5.
Christian Marrs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nathan Fennema, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Wendover stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Yerington as West Wendover made off with a 14-4 victory. The win was familiar territory for West Wendover who now have four in a row.
Alonzo Carrillo made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Carrillo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carrillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Pedro Salas was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Adrian Perez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Lake Mead Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 20-3. As for West Wendover, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Lake Mead Academy took their victory against West Wendover in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 10-2. Does Lake Mead Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Wendover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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