Softball Recap: Fernley Vaqueros vs. Churchill County Greenwave
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fernley can now relate to. They lost 13-0 to the Churchill County Greenwave on Saturday. Fernley's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Fernley got a good showing from Taetum Bill, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Fernley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Steele, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Churchill County's side, Vernita Fillmore was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Fillmore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fillmore was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Churchill County got a big performance out of Kiley Wallace, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Maddie Keller, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Fernley's defeat dropped their record down to 22-13. As for Churchill County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Fernley is on the road again on Thursday to play Boulder City at 1:30 p.m. One thing working in Boulder City's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six games. As for Churchill County, they will face off against Pahrump Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Churchill County's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Pahrump Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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