Eureka extended their losing streak to five on Saturday, dropping them down to 1-10. They came up short against the Virginia City Muckers, falling 23-17. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (14), the Vandals still had to take the loss.
Eureka saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Berg, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, five runs, and two RBI. With that strong performance, Berg is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Charleigh Osmotherly (Schmid) was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
As for Virginia City, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The result was nothing new for the Muckers, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
On Virginia City's side, they got a massive performance out of Jensyn Harold, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, three stolen bases, and four runs. That's the most hits Harold has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Tesla Turley, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Virginia City beat Eureka by a score of 17-6 later that day.
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