Lone Pine and Mineral County are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lone Pine Golden Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mineral County Serpents at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lone Pine put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season back in March. They put the hurt on Lee Vining with a sharp 13-1 win.
Dev Bhakta made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Bhakta was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Zach Daughtry looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Lone Pine got a massive performance out of Kaedyn Hilliard, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Alfonso Castro was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mineral County beat Pyramid Lake 9-6 on Tuesday. The victory was just what Mineral County needed coming off of an 18-6 defeat in their prior match.
Sean Ethridge was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Blackwood, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lone Pine's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mineral County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Mineral County's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lone Pine has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Mineral County, though, as they've been averaging 9.6. Given Lone Pine's sizable advantage in that area, Mineral County will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lone Pine took their win against Mineral County in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 10-2. Will Lone Pine repeat their success, or does Mineral County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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