The Fernley Vaqueros will head out on the road to face off against the Spring Creek Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fernley barely beat Dayton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vaqueros were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Dust Devils on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Vaqueros as they're now sitting on three straight.
Riley McCullar
| 03/15/25 @ South Tahoe | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Dayton | 3 |
| 03/21/25 @ Churchill County | 3 |
| 04/11/25 @ Dayton | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Dayton | 2 |
| + 10 more games |
Riley McCullar made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Fernley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 4-12-1 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Hayden Lyon tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, Fernley got a big performance out of Vance Swindlehurst, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Swindlehurst a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Juliot, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Fernley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lowry 13-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Fernley pushed their record up to 6-13-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Spring Creek, their record is now 13-10.
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