The Yerington Lions will face off against the Needles Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yerington knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Needles likes a good challenge.
Yerington heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Saturday. They came up short against Battle Mountain, falling 19-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lions have suffered since April 20th.
Meanwhile, Needles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 15-5 victory. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly ten runs.
Needles got a massive performance out of Liana DeLeon, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Scotti Powell, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Needles always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Yerington's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-8. As for Needles, their win bumped their record up to 16-14.
Yerington might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Needles in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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