The Evergreen Valley Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Del Mar Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Evergreen Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, Evergreen Valley had just enough and edged Prospect out 9-8.
Evergreen Valley got a big performance out of Liam Wong, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Scullion, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Del Mar had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They never let the Firebirds onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Kyle McClements spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Del Mar saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lukas Nguyen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Nguyen has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Evergreen Valley now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Del Mar, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9.
Del Mar's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Evergreen Valley has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .445. It's a different story for Del Mar, though, as they've only averaged .308. Will they be able to contain Evergreen Valley's hitters?
Everything went Evergreen Valley's way against Del Mar in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as Evergreen Valley made off with an 11-0 victory. Will Evergreen Valley repeat their success, or does Del Mar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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