Millennium was the 5-3 winner over Verrado when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Millennium Tigers fell just short of the Verrado Vipers by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. Millennium has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nayelli Banuelos spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Onora Farney was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Verrado's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings played and she was also dialed-in: Abbey Feld gave up three earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. Feld has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nevaeh Romero, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Teagan Winberg, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Millennium's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Verrado, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-9.
Millennium will be playing at home against La Joya Community at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Millennium is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Verrado, they will head out on the road to square off against Lake Havasu at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Havasu is on a five-game streak of home wins, Verrado a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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