Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evart). They put the hurt on the Houghton Lake Bobcats with a sharp 11-5 win on Tuesday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Aidan Anderson
| 05/06/25 vs Houghton Lake | 2 |
| 05/02/25 @ Cadillac | 1 |
| 04/29/25 @ Lake City | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Breckenridge | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Breckenridge | 1 |
Aidan Anderson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). He has become a key player for Evart: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-4-1 otherwise. Anderson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Retlewski, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Jackson, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Evart always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Evart's win bumped their record up to 6-4-1. As for Houghton Lake, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-10.
Evart will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bobcats: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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