Softball Preview: Pershing County Mustangs vs. Battle Mountain Longhorns
The Pershing County Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Battle Mountain Longhorns at 3:00 p.m. in Thursday's first game. Pershing County will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
In Saturday's second game, Pershing County had just enough and edged Oasis Academy out 5-4.
Taylor Garland spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on three hits and racked up 17 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Madyson Grenz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain fell victim to Pershing County and their airtight pitching crew two weeks ago. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Battle Mountain's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Pershing County's victory was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.2 runs. As for Battle Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Pershing County came out on top in a nail-biter against Battle Mountain when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pershing County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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