Silver Stage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-4 walloping at the hands of the Yerington Lions. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Silver Stage of the 11-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Silver Stage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Haroldson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Haroldson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Silver Stage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their tenth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Yerington's side, Valor Angle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Yerington let Alexis Martinez and Kyson Shramek loose on the outfield. Martinez scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Shramek scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Rowe, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Silver Stage's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Yerington, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Silver Stage by a score of 10-5 later that day.
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