The Battle Mountain Longhorns will challenge the West Wendover Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Battle Mountain might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-5 to Incline, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Longhorns have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, West Wendover came up short against North Tahoe on Saturday and fell 9-6.
Aidien Rodriguez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off three hits. He has become a key player for West Wendover: the team is 7-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Adrian Perez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole five bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Danny Soriano, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Battle Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for West Wendover, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
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