Yerington and West Wendover squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Yerington had to settle for second. They fell just short of the West Wendover Wolverines by a score of 5-4. Yerington's loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Alexis Martinez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Kyson Shramek was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On West Wendover's side, Aidien Rodriguez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alonzo Carrillo was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Yerington's defeat dropped their record down to 21-7. As for West Wendover, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Yerington is on the road again on Saturday to play Incline at 9:00 a.m. Yerington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Incline's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Wendover, they will face off against Yerington at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Yerington: 3.2, West Wendover: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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