With a playoff win on the line, Elko rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the North Valleys Panthers get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 11-5 victory back in March.
Toren Duke made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Elko is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 12-14 otherwise. Duke was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Duke wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Coy Jones, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
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| 05/09/25 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 03/15/25 - Away | 11-5 W |
| 03/15/25 - Away | 6-16 L |
| 05/09/24 - Neutral | 9-2 W |
| 03/16/24 - Home | 15-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
The win got Elko back to even at 16-16. As for North Valleys, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 19-9 record this season.
Elko didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 18-4 defeat against Fernley on the 9th. North Valleys does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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