For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Virginia City and Pyramid Lake meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Muckers came up short against the Lakers, falling 13-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lakers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-7 back in February.
Virginia City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dontae Young, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Young hit this season.
Virginia City's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Pyramid Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Virginia City will be playing in front of their home fans against Excel Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Muckers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 11.3 runs per game this season. Pyramid Lake will be paying especially close attention to Virginia City's game: after Virginia City faces off against Mineral County, they'll take on Pyramid Lake again at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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