Incline and Pershing County are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2022, but likely not for long. The Highlanders will be playing at home against the Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Incline is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
If Incline beats Pershing County with ten runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Highlanders beat Battle Mountain on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
Reeve Denton
| 03/29/25 vs Battle Mountain | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Battle Mountain | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs Battle Mountain | 1 |
| 03/22/25 @ Pershing County | 1 |
| 03/15/25 @ Silver Stage | 1 |
Zach Harrell and Reeve Denton were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Harrell pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Denton struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. At the plate, Harrell scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Denton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave Denton a new career-high.
In other batting news, Tate Gitchell was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Andrew Bodel was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pershing County fell victim to Yerington and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Lions, falling 14-0. The Mustangs' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Pershing County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Hughes, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Pershing County's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Incline, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
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