For the second straight game, Pershing County will face off against Battle Mountain. The Mustangs will square off against the Longhorns at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pershing County has four straight victories, Battle Mountain has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pershing County proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 15) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Battle Mountain 5-4. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Ayden Montes made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Logan Hunt
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Montes wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Hunt, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. Those three hits gave Hunt a new career-high. Another was Thomas Brooks, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Pershing County's record now sits at 9-2. As for Battle Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
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