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| 03/22/25 - Home | 13-12 W |
| 03/22/25 - Home | 7-3 W |
| 04/22/24 - Away | 5-15 L |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 4-8 L |
| 03/19/24 - Home | 1-20 L |
| + 5 more games |
Pershing County and Incline are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2022, but likely not for long. The Mustangs will challenge the Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pershing County has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Pershing County's offense. They lost 14-0 to Yerington on Saturday. The Mustangs just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Pershing County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Hughes, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Incline won against Battle Mountain on Saturday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Highlanders beat the Longhorns by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
Zach Harrell and Reeve Denton made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Harrell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Denton struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. At the plate, Harrell scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Denton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave Denton a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tate Gitchell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Andrew Bodel also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Pershing County's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Incline, their record is now 4-8.
Pershing County came out on top in a nail-biter against Incline when the teams last played last Saturday, sneaking past 13-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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