The Evergreen Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Golden Demons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Evergreen is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Evergreen unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Green Mountain by a score of 11-9. Evergreen has not had much luck with Green Mountain recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Griffin Gonsman and Jack Teska stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gonsman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Teska went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Gonsman is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Golden can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They blew past Wheat Ridge 18-3. Golden's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tyler Sherrill looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Golden let Luca Casali and Braeden McCarroll loose on the outfield. Casali went 4-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs, while McCarroll scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dylan Paulson, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Evergreen now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Golden, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Evergreen came up short against Golden in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 9-4. Thankfully for Evergreen, Noah Wicks (who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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