The West Wendover Wolverines are on the road again on Thursday to play the Lake Mead Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Wendover: 3.8, Lake Mead Academy: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Wendover is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Yerington with a sharp 14-4 win. The result was nothing new for West Wendover, who have now won 16 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Alonzo Carrillo made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Carrillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carrillo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Pedro Salas, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tavian Gonzalez, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Lake Mead Academy had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Needles on Saturday.
Christian Marrs made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Fennema, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
West Wendover is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Lake Mead Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 20-3.
West Wendover might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Lake Mead Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Thankfully for West Wendover, Trevor Lapres (who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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