Wekiva won against Colonial last Monday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Everything went the Wekiva Mustangs' way against the Evans Trojans as the Wekiva Mustangs made off with a 15-9 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wekiva.
Damir Simon made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Simon was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Onrique Archie looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Wekiva got a massive performance out of Luis Perez, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Reinert, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Evans' side, Antonio Bell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cj Daniels, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Evans didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Wekiva pushed their record up to 10-11 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Evans, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-16.
Wekiva will head out on the road to square off against Freedom at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wekiva is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Evans, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Ocoee at 7:00 p.m.
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