The Pyramid Lake Lakers are taking a road trip to face off against the Wells Leopards at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a eight-game winning streak alive.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Pyramid Lake and Virginia City have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Lakers walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Muckers.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Wells and Carlin meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Leopards blew past the Railroaders 24-3. Considering the Leopards have won eight games by more than 12 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Khloe DelRio made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Jitzel Rivas was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Adriana Aguilar, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Wells kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits in four consecutive matches.
Pyramid Lake pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Wells, their record is now 10-6.
Pyramid Lake couldn't quite finish off Wells when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can the Lakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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