Pershing County won the last time they faced Sierra Lutheran, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Pershing County Mustangs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Sierra Lutheran Falcons. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pershing County.
Ayden Montes and Trenton Rhodes made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Montes tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Rhodes tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Montes scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Rhodes went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Conner Fecht, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Sierra Lutheran's side, Paul Mueller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Sierra Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 17 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Pershing County's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-15. As for Sierra Lutheran, they dropped their record down to 7-13 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Pershing County by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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