On Friday, Churchill County faced Fernley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Churchill County Greenwave walked away with a 5-2 win over the Fernley Vaqueros. That's two games straight that Churchill County has won by exactly three runs.
Janessa Bettencourt spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Taralynn Vershum was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Walker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Fernley's side, they got a good showing from Taetum Bill, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Ciara Pritchard made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Churchill County's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Fernley, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Churchill County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Fernley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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