The Evergreen Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Napoleon Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Evergreen is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 19-5 margin over Hilltop on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Vikings with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Napoleon came tearing into Saturday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Patriots a 5-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Trey Rubinstein's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Paul Sausser, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Parker Woods, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
Evergreen has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Napoleon, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5-1.
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