The matchup between Incline and West Wendover on Friday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Incline Highlanders lost 21-3 to the West Wendover Wolverines. Incline has struggled against West Wendover recently, as their match on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Incline saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryland Seward, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On West Wendover's side, Leticia Benavides made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Benavides has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Benavides was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, West Wendover got a massive performance out of Lesly Tovar, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Paola Rojas, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Incline's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for West Wendover, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-16.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Incline by a score of 21-17 later that day.
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