While Battle Mountain's win against Pershing County wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Longhorns narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mustangs 8-6. The Longhorns haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Keegan Peasnall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off 14 hits (and only one walk). Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Battle Mountain: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-10 otherwise.
Jacob Perrone
| 04/19/25 @ Pershing County | 3 |
| 03/08/25 @ Silver Stage | 2 |
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| 04/12/25 vs Sierra Lutheran | 1 |
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In other batting news, Jacob Perrone was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Liam Bundrock was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.
Battle Mountain kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.8.
The victory got Battle Mountain back to even at 10-10. As for Pershing County, they dropped their record down to 5-16 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Coming up, Battle Mountain will welcome Yerington at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pershing County, they are taking a road trip to square off against Sierra Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.
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