Yerington waltzed into their match on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They skirted past the Sierra Lutheran Falcons 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Yerington also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Nathaniel Gutierrez, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-2.
On Sierra Lutheran's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Gleiser, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Sierra Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 19 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Yerington is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Sierra Lutheran, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Yerington beat Sierra Lutheran by a score of 14-3 later that day.
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