Friday just wasn't the day for Battle Mountain's offense. Their tough 10-0 defeat to the West Wendover Wolverines on Friday might stick with them for a while. Battle Mountain has struggled against West Wendover recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For West Wendover's part, Teague Neilson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Neilson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Neilson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrian Perez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Pedro Salas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for West Wendover, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Battle Mountain by a score of 6-5.
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