With a playoff game on the line, Churchill County rose to the challenge on Saturday. They never let the Fernley Vaqueros onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. Considering Churchill County has won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Vernita Fillmore was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Fillmore has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fillmore was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Kiley Wallace was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reece Hutchings, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Fernley's side, they got a good showing from Taetum Bill, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Fernley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Steele, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The victory (which was Churchill County's seventh in a row) raised their record to 19-6. As for Fernley, their loss dropped their record down to 22-13.
Churchill County will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Pahrump Valley at 4:00 p.m. Churchill County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Fernley, they will take on Boulder City at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Boulder City knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Fernley likes a good challenge.
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