Churchill County stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fernley Vaqueros a 15-0 shutout. While fans of Churchill County might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
James Kelsey made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kelsey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eric Cornejo, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Trevor Hyde was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Churchill County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Fernley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Churchill County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Fernley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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