Baseball Preview: D'Evelyn Jaguars vs. Evergreen Cougars
The D'Evelyn Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Evergreen Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither D'Evelyn nor Evergreen posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
D'Evelyn is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Green Mountain just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 13-2 to the Rams.
D'Evelyn saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hector Lein, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Evergreen unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 7-1 to Golden. The defeat continues a trend for Evergreen in their matchups with Golden: they've now lost six in a row.
D'Evelyn's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Evergreen, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. D'Evelyn has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Evergreen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
D'Evelyn skirted past Evergreen 2-1 in their previous meeting on April 13th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Evergreen's Theo Beckley, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will D'Evelyn still be able to contain Beckley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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