The Mineral County Serpents will take on the Wells Leopards at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mineral County comes in on four and Wells on 15.
On Friday, Mineral County made easy work of Sierra Sage Academy/Right Of Passage and carried off a 21-6 victory. The Serpents might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by ten runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Wells posted their closest win since March 22, 2024 on Saturday. They skirted past Virginia City 15-13.
Stacia Hansen and Andreina Mercado did most of the damage at the plate: Hansen went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Mercado went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that Mercado has hit this season. Evelyn Walz was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
Wells was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .487. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in five consecutive games.
Wells pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14.7 runs. As for Mineral County, their record now sits at 14-6.
Mineral County suffered a grim 26-13 defeat to Wells when the teams last played back in March. Can the Serpents avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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