After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sierra Lutheran, Battle Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Pershing County Mustangs with a sharp 9-2 victory. For the Longhorns, this counts as revenge for the 17-11 win the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Jacob Perrone made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over 5.1 innings pitched. He also allowed no hits, which is notable because Battle Mountain is undefeated when he allows at most one hit, but 4-10 otherwise. Perrone was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Damian Solis
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Damian Solis, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Edgar Nunez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Battle Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Battle Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pershing County, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Battle Mountain beat the Mustangs by a score of 14-5 on Saturday.
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