Fernley is 2-8 against Churchill County since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fernley Vaqueros are on the road again to play the Churchill County Greenwave at 1:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fernley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 14-9 victory over Boulder City. Fernley's win was all the more impressive since Boulder City was averaging only 2.43 runs allowed on the season.
Taylor Tollestrup was a standout: she scored five runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sara Moffett, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Churchill County had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They never let the Trojans onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
Vernita Fillmore made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Fillmore has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Fillmore was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Reece Hutchings was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Kiley Wallace was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Fernley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-13 record this season. As for Churchill County, their win bumped their record up to 20-6.
Fernley suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Churchill County when the teams last played on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fillmore, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Fernley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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