In Saturday's first game, Churchill County faced Elko in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Churchill County Greenwave never let the Elko Indians onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Churchill County's victory was all the more impressive since Elko was averaging only 3.65 runs allowed on the season.
Churchill County got a great performance from Janessa Bettencourt as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Bettencourt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Churchill County let Sutton Yost and Taralynn Vershum loose on the outfield. Yost went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI, while Vershum scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Maddie Keller, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Elko's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Hunton, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
The win (which was Churchill County's third in a row) raised their record to 11-5. As for Elko, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-4 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Churchill County beat Elko by a score of 17-2 later that day.
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