Smith Valley is a perfect 10-0 against Mineral County since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Bulldogs will take on the Serpents at 12:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Smith Valley sitting on seven straight wins and Mineral County on six.
Smith Valley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Carlin 24-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won seven contests by more than 12 runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gaston Rodriguez
| 04/18/25 @ Carlin | 1 |
| 04/18/25 @ Carlin | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Virginia City | 1 |
| 03/29/25 vs Virginia City | 3 |
| 03/18/25 vs Coleville | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
Brody Lommori and Gaston Rodriguez were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Lommori pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rodriguez pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Lommori went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI, while Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Rodriguez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Wulfing, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Lannom, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Smith Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carlin only posted a batting average of .077.
14 must be Mineral County's lucky number: they beat Virginia City with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Serpents put the hurt on the Muckers with a sharp 14-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Serpents, who have now won 11 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Mineral County's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Smith Valley, their record now sits at 7-1.
Everything went Smith Valley's way against Mineral County in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Smith Valley made off with a 17-1 win. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Serpents turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
