With a playoff game on the line, Fernley rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Elko Indians with a sharp 9-3 victory. Considering Fernley has won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Taetum Bill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Taylor Tollestrup was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Nadia Velazquez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
On Elko's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elizabeth Romero, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Fernley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Elko, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-7.
Fernley will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lowry at 3:45 p.m. Lowry has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.3 runs per game on average), something Fernley will no doubt try to take advantage of. Elko does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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