Softball Recap: Silver Stage Nighthawks vs. West Wendover Wolverines
Silver Stage was not able to break out of their rough patch in Friday's first game as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 13-3 defeat to the West Wendover Wolverines might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Silver Stage of the 17-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Silver Stage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylen LaCour, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Silver Stage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Wendover only tossed five.
On West Wendover's side, Leticia Benavides spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on two hits. Those two earned runs set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Graci Rivera, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Hadley Hillstead, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Silver Stage's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for West Wendover, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Silver Stage by a score of 16-5 later that day.
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