After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Yerington, West Wendover was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Pershing County Mustangs 4-2. That's more bragging rights for the Wolverines, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Markus Gonzalez
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Markus Gonzalez and Aidien Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Gonzalez didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Rodriguez struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Gonzalez also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because West Wendover is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-5 otherwise. At the plate, Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with two runs and one double. Those three stolen bases gave Gonzalez a new career-high.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Bair, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
West Wendover's record now sits at 5-6. As for Pershing County, they moved to 11-3 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
West Wendover will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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