It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Mead Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Needles Mustangs by a score of 6-5 on Saturday. Lake Mead Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Needles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Saturday.
Christian Marrs made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Fennema, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Needles' side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Wilson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Hudson Smith, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Lake Mead Academy's loss dropped their record down to 20-3. As for Needles, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season.
Lake Mead Academy is on the road again on Thursday to play West Wendover at 4:00 p.m. Lake Mead Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.8 runs per game this season. As for Needles, they will face off against Yerington at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Yerington: 3.5, Needles: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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