Mineral County lost against Wells on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Mineral County Serpents lost 18-5 to the Wells Leopards. Mineral County has not had much luck with Wells recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Mineral County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Barton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was DuJuan Blondin, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Wells' side, Cesar Berumen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Berumen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Berumen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Teagan Calton and Gage Uhlig did most of the damage at the plate: Calton scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Uhlig scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Sam Peterson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Mineral County's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Wells, they pushed their record up to 22-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Mineral County is on the road again on Friday to play Smith Valley at 9:00 a.m. Smith Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Mineral County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Wells, they will take on Excel Christian at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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