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| 05/10/24 - Home | 5-2 W |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 16-4 W |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 11-1 W |
| 04/02/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 05/13/23 - Neutral | 5-8 L |
| + 5 more games |
Pershing County has gone 8-2 against Battle Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Longhorns at 3:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pershing County has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Battle Mountain will arrive with five straight wins.
On Saturday, Pershing County didn't have quite enough to beat Oasis Academy and fell 8-7.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain never let their opponents score on Monday. They put the hurt on West Wendover with a sharp 16-0 victory. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by seven runs or more this season.
Ella Matheus was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Matheus was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Battle Mountain got a massive performance out of Yadira Vazquez, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Halle Edgar, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Battle Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .625 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Battle Mountain's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for Pershing County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Pershing County was able to grind out a solid win over Battle Mountain when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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