Incline had lost three straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 5-15 to make it four. They lost 11-1 to the West Wendover Wolverines. That's two games in a row now that the Highlanders have lost by exactly ten runs.
Tate Gitchell was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
As for West Wendover, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games.
On West Wendover's side, Alonzo Carrillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Carrillo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Markus Gonzalez and Adrian Perez did most of the damage at the plate: Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Perez went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Those two runs gave Gonzalez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Danny Soriano, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Wendover beat Incline by a score of 10-7 later that day.
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