Mineral County is 1-8-1 against Virginia City since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Mineral County Serpents will stay at home for another game and welcome the Virginia City Muckers at 10:00 a.m. Mineral County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
On Friday, everything went Mineral County's way against Whittell as Mineral County made off with a 24-9 win.
Olivia Moody and Caitlyn Sanchez did most of the damage at the plate: Moody scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Sanchez scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Virginia City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their tough 13-1 loss to Smith Valley might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Virginia City couldn't push the score so high this time.
Virginia City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madi Burry, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Mineral County's victory bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Virginia City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Saturday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Mineral County has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .532. However, it's not like Virginia City struggles in that department as they've averaged .510. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Mineral County suffered a grim 21-3 defeat to Virginia City when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Mineral County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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