The Yerington Lions are proving to be a runaway train, and West Wendover was just the latest team to find itself tied to the tracks. Riding a hot streak that had already seen them take three by an average margin of 9.7 runs, Yerington made it four straight on Saturday with an 11-1 drubbing of the Wolverines. It marked their second win over West Wendover in as many days, having already put them to the sword with a 13-2 victory on Friday.
The star was Valor Angle, who commanded both the mound and the plate with the confidence of a man who knows his way around a ballgame. Angle delivered five innings of work without surrendering an earned run, striking out seven for good measure. But he wasn’t finished—he also chipped in at the plate, going 1-for-4, stealing a base, and touching home once for good measure.
Alexis Martinez was a force of nature in his own right, slapping out three hits in four trips to the plate, swiping a base, and crossing home twice for a career-best performance. Not to be outdone, Aiden Nelson tallied two hits of his own, stole a pair of bases, and scored a run to keep the Wolverines on their heels all afternoon.
With the victory, Yerington improves to an imposing 8-1 on the season and extends their home winning streak to ten games, a stretch built on the backs of pitchers who have surrendered a paltry 2.0 runs per contest. Meanwhile, West Wendover, licking their wounds from back-to-back losses, drops to 8-4 as they look to regroup.
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