Baseball Game Preview: Pershing County Mustangs vs. Incline Highlanders

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2024, 5:12am

Preview: Pershing County Mustangs vs. Incline Highlanders

Pershing County has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Saturday. They will take on the Incline Highlanders at 10:00 a.m. Pershing County knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past nine contests -- so hopefully Incline likes a good challenge.

Pershing County put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Incline with a sharp 19-4 win.

Raegan Burrows made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Burrows was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.

In other batting news, Pershing County let Yasmine McKinney and Riley Harvey loose on the outfield. McKinney went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Harvey went 2-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Harvey is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Happy, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.

Pershing County pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.8 runs. As for Incline, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

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