Virginia City extended their losing streak to ten on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 2-16 in the process. They lost 14-0 to the Mineral County Serpents. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Serpents this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-3 on Saturday.
As for Mineral County, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-8. Considering they have won 11 contests by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
For Mineral County's part, Chase Reeves was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Reeves has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Mineral County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-2 (and 5-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Michael Blackwood, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Mineral County is 6-1 when Blackwood posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Serrato, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coming up, Virginia City will head out on the road to take on Pyramid Lake at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Muckers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lakers have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Mineral County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Smith Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. The Serpents will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least ten runs in their last seven games.
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