Oasis Academy is still undefeated this season after their contest against Battle Mountain on Saturday, but Battle Mountain came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Oasis Academy Bighorns came out on top in a nail-biter against the Battle Mountain Longhorns and snuck past 8-6. That's more bragging rights for Oasis Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Taylynn Maynez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Phynex Hunt, who got no hits from her two at bats.
On Battle Mountain's side, Ella Moore was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Thalia Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Oasis Academy pushed their record up to 10-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Battle Mountain, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3.
Oasis Academy will be playing at home against Silver Stage at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Oasis Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Silver Stage's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Battle Mountain, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Incline at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Battle Mountain is facing Incline at the right time seeing as Incline is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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