After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Battle Mountain finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Pershing County Mustangs by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked that first time this season in which Battle Mountain was not able to get on the board.
For Pershing County's part, the team relied heavily on Yasmine McKinney, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, and a stolen base.
Battle Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Pershing County, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.
Battle Mountain will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pershing County at 3:00 p.m. on April 18th. As for Pershing County, they will head out on the road to face off against Oasis Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oasis Academy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Pershing County a 14-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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