Yerington and West Wendover squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Yerington had to settle for second. They lost 14-4 to the West Wendover Wolverines. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Yerington of the 5-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Friday.
Yerington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Cooper, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Toby Juarez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On West Wendover's side, Alonzo Carrillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carrillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Pedro Salas was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Adrian Perez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Yerington's defeat dropped their record down to 22-8. As for West Wendover, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 24-6.
Yerington is on the road again on Thursday to play Needles at 1:00 p.m. Needles is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for West Wendover, they will take on Lake Mead Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Mead Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14.2 runs per game this season.
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