Baseball Game Preview: North Tahoe Lakers vs. Pershing County Mustangs

North Tahoe has gone 8-2 against Pershing County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The North Tahoe Lakers are taking a road trip to face off against the Pershing County Mustangs at 2:30 p.m. North Tahoe will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak dating back to last season.

North Tahoe picked up another tournament win on Friday. They put the hurt on Excel Christian with a sharp 10-4 victory. Fans of the Lakers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Brody Mitchell was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Mitchell was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Mitchell is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stole at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

Leyton Roberts

Runs (Career)

02/28/25 @ Excel Christian	3
02/28/25 vs Virginia City	2
02/27/25 vs Sierra Lutheran	2
03/16/24 vs Yerington	2
03/09/24 @ Pershing County	2

In other batting news, Leyton Roberts was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Ruiz, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Pershing County lost 19-3 to Yerington on Saturday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Trenton Rhodes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.

North Tahoe's record now sits at 3-0. As for Pershing County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Tahoe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pershing County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

North Tahoe took their win against Pershing County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 21-3. Does North Tahoe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pershing County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.