Baseball Recap: Needles' Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Mustangs

Previous Games

03/28/25 @ Lincoln County	14-4
03/28/25 @ Lincoln County	11-1
03/21/25 vs Awaken Christian	14-1
03/21/25 vs Awaken Christian	16-0
03/18/25 @ Pahrump Valley	10-6
+ 2 more games

Needles waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Lincoln County Lynx. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Holden Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Needles let Robert Tapia and Hudson Smith run wild. Tapia scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Smith scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Tapia is becoming a predictor of Needles' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-5-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Rodriquez Tommy, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Needles kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 8.8.

Needles' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.

Looking ahead, Needles will head out on the road to face off against Williams at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lincoln County, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Pahranagat Valley at 1:00 p.m. Pahranagat Valley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.58 runs per game on average), something Lincoln County will no doubt try to take advantage of.