Pershing County had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged the Sierra Lutheran Falcons out 9-8. With that victory, Pershing County brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Aaron Kienbaum was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Tyler Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Sierra Lutheran's side, Alan Morales and Matt Fahey did some serious damage despite the final result: Morales scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Fahey went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Gleiser, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Sierra Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their tenth loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Pershing County's win bumped their record up to 7-15. As for Sierra Lutheran, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Pershing County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sierra Lutheran: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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