Incline won against Battle Mountain on Saturday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Incline beat Battle Mountain by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-5. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 10-5 victory on Saturday.
Reeve Denton
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Zach Harrell and Reeve Denton were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Harrell pitched 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. That one earned run gave him a new career-low. At bat, 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 has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Leo Dukes was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Incline and bumps their season record up to 4-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Battle Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
Looking ahead, Incline will square off against North Tahoe at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Incline's pitchers better be ready for this one: North Tahoe has averaged an impressive 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Battle Mountain, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Sierra Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. on April 11.
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