Evergreen Park won the last time they faced Shepard, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Evergreen Park Mustangs walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Shepard Astros.
Rowan Smyth made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Smyth has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Smyth was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Luke Medina and Jack Hughes did most of the damage at the plate: Medina scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Hughes scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Caleb Keyser, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Evergreen Park is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Shepard, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-17.
Evergreen Park will have a chance to go back-to-back against Shepard: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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