If Mineral County was riding high off their 24-9 takedown of Whittell on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mineral County Serpents wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-5 walloping at the hands of the Virginia City Muckers on Saturday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mineral County in their matchups with Virginia City: they've now lost eight in a row.
Mineral County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caitlyn Sanchez, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI. Olivia Moody was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
On Virginia City's side, Madi Burry was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Burry was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Nanna Lopez was a standout: she scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Grace Wackerly, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Mineral County's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Virginia City, their win bumped their record up to 2-6.
While Mineral County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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