Baseball Preview: Evadale Rebels vs. Deweyville Pirates
Evadale is 9-1 against Deweyville since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Evadale Rebels will head out on the road to challenge the Deweyville Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Evadale will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Evadale gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against High Island as Evadale made off with a 14-1 win.
Samuel Palmer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Palmer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Palmer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Evadale let Kaden Byrum and Brett Buckner loose on the outfield. Byrum scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Buckner scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Byrum has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Brayden Stinson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Deweyville was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. Their rough 12-2 defeat to Big Sandy might stick with them for a while. It was the first time this season that Deweyville let down their fans at home.
Evadale's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs per game. As for Deweyville, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
