It was a good run, but Sierra Lutheran unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 6-3 to the Battle Mountain Longhorns. Sierra Lutheran was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Battle Mountain apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Saturday.
Drew Gleiser made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for five straight games.
On Battle Mountain's side, KAIL BENGOA looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on DANIEL LARA, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. COLTON MILLS was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Sierra Lutheran's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9. As for Battle Mountain, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12.
Sierra Lutheran will square off against Incline at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sierra Lutheran has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Battle Mountain, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against West Wendover at 3:00 p.m. One thing working in West Wendover's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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