Churchill County dropped their record down to 20-11 on Saturday, which also ended the team's eight-game streak of wins at home. They fell 8-4 to the Fernley Vaqueros. The Greenwave were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Vaqueros earlier this season, when they won 10-7.
Churchill County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Janessa Bettencourt, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. Dana Buckmaster was another, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for Fernley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On Fernley's side, Janessa Robinson tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Robinson has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Tollestrup, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last 21 times she's played.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Churchill County beat Fernley by a score of 4-3 later that day.
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