Baseball Preview: Lake View Wildcats vs. Evergreen Park Mustangs
The Lake View Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lake View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Lake View is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Kennedy on Thursday. They lost 9-2 to the Crusaders. Lake View's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Lake View saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Herrera, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases. Tony Garcia was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Evergreen Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Bremen on Thursday.
Grady Elwood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Yarim Garcia was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Lake View's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-10. As for Evergreen Park, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake View has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Evergreen Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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