On Tuesday, Churchill County faced Douglas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Churchill County Greenwave wound up with the same score they had in their last game (10-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They were red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Douglas' pitchers proved too tough.
Churchill County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Baylor Sandberg, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
On Douglas' side, they got a great performance from Aaron Tekansik as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Tekansik has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Thomas Young was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jake Davis was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Churchill County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Douglas, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Churchill County will head out on the road to face off against Dayton at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Churchill County is facing Dayton at the right time seeing as Dayton is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Douglas, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against De La Salle at 11:00 a.m.
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