Baseball Preview: Evergreen Park Mustangs vs. Argo Argonauts
Evergreen Park is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Argo is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Evergreen Park Mustangs will take on the Argo Argonauts at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Evergreen Park's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Amundsen.
Not much got past Noah Munoz, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Amundsen off the board. Munoz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Medina, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Jack Hughes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Argo gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They blew past Rich Township 16-6.
Julio Ruiz was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Valente Melero, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Evergreen Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Argo, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Evergreen Park skirted past Argo 9-8 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Evergreen Park repeat their success, or does Argo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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