After flying high against Dayton last Saturday, Fernley came back down to earth. The Fernley Vaqueros fell victim to a tough 13-2 loss at the hands of the Spring Creek Spartans on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fernley in their matchups with Spring Creek: they've now lost four in a row.
For Spring Creek's part, Wyatt Sandoval was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Sandoval has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Sandoval was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, PJ Zubiria and Logan Lopez did most of the damage at the plate: Zubiria scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Lopez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Lopez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
Fernley now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Spring Creek, the victory was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Fernley by a score of 7-0.
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