The Evans Eagles will square off against the Leesville Wampus Cats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Evans is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Pleasant Hill get on the board and left with a 19-0 win on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Evans with their most commanding win of the season.
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Hadleigh Riley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Riley was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Jeter, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those hits were her first of the season. Autumn Jeane was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Evans always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .731. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Leesville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past LaGrange 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wampus Cats have posted since February 20, 2025.
Leesville's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-14. As for Evans, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Evans couldn't quite get it done against Leesville when the teams last played back in March of 2022 as they fell 9-5. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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