Softball Recap: Battle Mountain Extends Winning Streak to Nine
By Team Reports
Apr 25, 2025, 8:32pm
Softball Recap: Battle Mountain Longhorns vs. Yerington Lions

Longhorns
04/25/25 vs Yerington | 9-1 |
04/19/25 @ Pershing County | 22-4 |
04/19/25 @ Pershing County | 11-3 |
04/15/25 vs Pershing County | 12-0 |
04/07/25 vs West Wendover | 16-0 |
+ 4 more games |
Battle Mountain won the last time they faced Yerington and things went their way on Friday too. The Longhorns were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Lions. Winning may never get old, but the Longhorns sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Aspen Swanger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on eight hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Battle Mountain got a massive performance out of Jazmin Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Thalia Gonzalez, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Battle Mountain kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in nine consecutive matchups.
Battle Mountain's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Yerington, they moved to 15-6 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Battle Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lions: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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