West Wendover entered their tilt with Battle Mountain with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They won by a run and slipped past the Battle Mountain Longhorns 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as West Wendover also won the last time the pair played on Friday.
Aidien Rodriguez and Tavian Gonzalez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rodriguez struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Gonzalez tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Rodriguez scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-6, while Gonzalez got on base in three of his six plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alonzo Carrillo, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruben Velasquez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
West Wendover pushed their record up to 16-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Battle Mountain, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 13 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Wendover beat Battle Mountain by a score of 11-3 later that day.
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