For the second straight game, Pershing County will face off against Battle Mountain. The Mustangs will square off against the Longhorns at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Pershing County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Battle Mountain, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Mustangs fell just short of the Longhorns by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Longhorns: they've now lost five in a row.
For Battle Mountain's part, Paitynn Johns and Addison Matheus did most of the damage at the plate: Johns went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Matheus got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Jazmin Johnson was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
The win was the tenth in a row for Battle Mountain, bringing their record up to 10-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Pershing County, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 9-2.
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