Baseball Recap: Richards Beats Evergreen Park for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Bulldogs

Previous 5 Games

04/29/25 vs Evergreen Park	4-2
04/28/25 @ Evergreen Park	5-1
04/24/25 @ Thornton Fractional North	21-0
04/22/25 vs Reavis	7-6
04/21/25 @ Reavis	3-2

Richards extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 13-5 in the process. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Evergreen Park Mustangs, sneaking past 4-2. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

As for Evergreen Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-8 record this season. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss they have suffered since May 7, 2024.

For Evergreen Park's part, Yarim Garcia put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Garcia has allowed since April 5th. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Garcia wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Smyth, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Richards will square off against Tinley Park at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Titans have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Evergreen Park, they will host Chicago Washington at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.