Churchill County is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. They will welcome the Fernley Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Churchill County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Truckee by a score of 11-6 on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Greenwave have won by exactly five runs.
Anthony Gonzalez
| 03/15/25 @ Truckee | 4 |
| 03/08/25 vs North Valleys | 2 |
| 03/15/25 @ Truckee | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Douglas | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Central | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Anthony Gonzalez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chase Carnahan, who went 2-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Gonzalez wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Churchill County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for Churchill County: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.4.
Meanwhile, Fernley beat South Tahoe 10-5 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vaqueros.
Spencer Pryor and Riley McCullar did most of the damage at the plate: Pryor went 3-for-5 with three RBI, while McCullar scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Fernley's win bumped their record up to 3-6-1. As for Churchill County, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
Churchill County took their victory against Fernley in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Churchill County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fernley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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