Battle Mountain lost against Yerington on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Battle Mountain Longhorns fell just short of the Yerington Lions by a score of 6-5. Battle Mountain has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Halle Edgar was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmin Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Yerington's side, Erika Landa made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Landa has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Landa was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Crystal Valenzuela was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brooke Allison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Battle Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Yerington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Battle Mountain will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against North Tahoe at 2:00 p.m. Battle Mountain is facing North Tahoe at the right time seeing as North Tahoe is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. Yerington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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