RENO, Nev. (Interstat) — The Grand Canyon Antelopes visit the Nevada Wolf Pack on Friday afternoon for a Mountain West matchup at William Peccole Park, with first pitch under clear skies and a forecast of 63 degrees.

Grand Canyon (19-29) enters after a 11-9 loss to New Mexico on Sunday, despite a 4-for-5 performance from outfielder Tanner Johns that included a home run and three RBIs. Johns, who also homered in two of his previous four games, is a player to watch for the Antelopes. He went 1 for 3 with a homer in a 5-4 win at San Jose State on May 2, but he also had an 0-for-3 outing in a 4-3 win over New Mexico on May 9.

Nevada (21-24) dropped its last game 12-4 at Southern California on Saturday. Pitcher Alessandro Castro, a key arm for the Wolf Pack, worked 5 innings, allowing no hits and two earned runs while striking out three. Castro had a rough outing May 3 at San Diego State, giving up seven earned runs in 4 innings, but bounced back earlier April 26 with 6⅓ innings of one-run ball against UNLV.

The teams met Thursday in the series opener, though no result was immediately available. The series continues Saturday.

Nevada has lost four straight, while Grand Canyon split its last six contests, including a 6-5 extra-inning win over New Mexico on May 8.

The Interstat game simulator projects a 6-2 Grand Canyon victory, giving the Antelopes a 55.2 percent win probability.

Both clubs have shown offensive flashes. Grand Canyon’s Trevor Schmidt went 3 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs in the loss to New Mexico. Nevada’s Sean Yamaguchi homered and drove in two runs in the loss to USC.

For Grand Canyon, recent pitching has been inconsistent. Cam Cunnings threw 4⅔ scoreless innings in relief against New Mexico, but the Antelopes have allowed at least 11 runs in three of their last four losses.

Nevada’s pitching staff has surrendered 12 runs in each of its last three games, all losses.

Defense could be pivotal. The Wolf Pack committed two errors in the loss to San Diego State on May 3, while Grand Canyon turned three double plays in its May 8 win.

The game marks the first of a two-game set between the conference foes, with both teams eyeing a late-season push. Grand Canyon sits last in the Mountain West standings, while Nevada is tied for seventh.