The Lowry Buckaroos will face off against the Fernley Vaqueros at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Lowry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Lowry heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They fell just short of Churchill County by a score of 10-9. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Erick Valencia
05/08/25 @ North Valleys | 4 |
05/08/25 @ Churchill County | 3 |
05/02/25 vs South Tahoe | 3 |
04/24/25 @ Dayton | 3 |
03/29/25 @ Fernley | 3 |
+ 16 more games |
Erick Valencia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three runs. Lowry is 9-4 when Valencia posts two or more runs, but 5-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zaq Growcock, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Fernley lost 9-1 to Elko on Thursday.
Fernley's loss dropped their record down to 11-16-1. As for Lowry, they now have a losing record of 14-15.
Lowry beat Fernley 6-1 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Buckaroos repeat their success, or do the Vaqueros have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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