Mineral County is 1-7 against Mammoth since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mineral County Serpents will head out on the road to square off against the Mammoth Huskies at 3:15 p.m. Mineral County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Mineral County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 15-7 margin over Virginia City. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Aadan Shalosky made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Shalosky was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Jonah Gordon was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sean Ethridge, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mammoth fell victim to a rough 21-3 defeat at the hands of Carson on Tuesday. Mammoth has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mammoth saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Anderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Mathew Toomey, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Mineral County's record is now 3-7. As for Mammoth, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mineral County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mammoth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mineral County suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Mammoth in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Mineral County, Conner Burrows (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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