It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Yerington can now relate to. They lost 15-0 to the Needles Mustangs on Thursday. Yerington has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Needles' part, Jaelyn Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Garcia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emmerson Powell was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Peyton Jackson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Yerington's loss dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Needles, the victory (which was their 21st in a row) raised their record to 26-4.
Yerington is on the road again on Friday to play Pershing County at 12:00 p.m. Yerington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.6 runs per game this season. As for Needles, they will square off against White Pine at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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