Baseball Preview: Prospect Panthers vs. Evergreen Valley Cougars
The Prospect Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Evergreen Valley Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Prospect will be strutting in after a victory while Evergreen Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Prospect will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 15) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Leigh and snuck past 5-3.
Kyle Pollace made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Pollace was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Pollace wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kevin-Joseph Rieden, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Evergreen Valley had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Piedmont Hills on Friday. Evergreen Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mason Andin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Liam Wong was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-4 with three RBI. Mason Scullion was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
The win got Prospect back to even at 9-9. As for Evergreen Valley, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 9-9.
Prospect was able to grind out a solid victory over Evergreen Valley in their previous meeting back in March, winning 7-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Andin, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Prospect still be able to contain Andin? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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