Littleton hasn't had much luck against Evergreen recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Lions will look to defend their home field against the Cougars at 11:00 a.m. Littleton has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Littleton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against D'Evelyn on Thursday. They lost 12-1 to the Jaguars.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Evergreen, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Conifer on Thursday as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
James Mauro was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Jack Berendes was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
Evergreen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Conifer only posted an OBP of .263.
Evergreen pushed their record up to 8-4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Littleton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Littleton might still be hurting after the 16-6 defeat they got from Evergreen when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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