Battle Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. Their tough 17-11 defeat to the Pershing County Mustangs might stick with them for a while. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
For Pershing County's part, they let Conner Fecht and Aaron Kienbaum loose on the outfield. Fecht scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Kienbaum scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Kienbaum has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Pershing County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Battle Mountain will take on Sierra Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pershing County, they will head out on the road to challenge Oasis Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pershing County knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Oasis Academy likes a good challenge.
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