The Prospect Panthers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Evergreen Valley Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Prospect has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three, while Evergreen Valley will come in with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Prospect fell victim to a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Lincoln.
Prospect got a good showing from Jake Sangalang, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Prospect saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin-Joseph Rieden, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Valley can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Gunderson a 10-0 shutout. Evergreen Valley's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Evergreen Valley also got a great performance from Isaac Konnick as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. Konnick has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mason Andin was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Noah Lara was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Prospect's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-6. As for Evergreen Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Prospect has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Evergreen Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Prospect beat Evergreen Valley 5-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Evergreen Valley's Gregory Strite, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Prospect to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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