Longhorns
| 04/17/26 vs Incline | 13-3 |
| 04/11/26 @ Sierra Lutheran | 17-2 |
| 04/11/26 @ Sierra Lutheran | 17-0 |
| 04/10/26 @ Sierra Lutheran | 19-4 |
| 04/04/26 @ West Wendover | 20-0 |
| + 14 more games |
Battle Mountain extended their winning streak to 19 on Friday, bumping them up to 19-1. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Incline Highlanders. Considering the Longhorns have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Aspen Swanger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Halle Edgar and Paitynn Johns did most of the damage at the plate: Edgar went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Johns went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Ella Moore was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Battle Mountain kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in 16 consecutive contests.
As for Incline, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-9 record. 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.
On Incline's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Penny Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Battle Mountain beat the Highlanders by a score of 11-2 on Saturday.
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