After flying high against Carlin on Friday, Silver Stage came back down to earth. The Silver Stage Nighthawks fell just short of the Excel Christian Warriors by a score of 12-11 on Friday. The loss was the Nighthawks' first of the season.
Silver Stage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Manny Gonzalez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Blayne Baratti Butler was another, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Silver Stage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .600 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Having lost for the first time this season, Silver Stage fell to 3-1. As for Excel Christian, they now have a winning record of 2-1-1.
Coming up, Silver Stage will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Battle Mountain at 3:00 p.m. on March 7th. As for Excel Christian, they will head out to face off against Pyramid Lake at 10:00 a.m. on March 8th. Excel Christian has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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