Evadale won against Hull-Daisetta last Tuesday with 21 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Evadale Rebels' pitchers stepped up to hand the Hull-Daisetta Bobcats a 21-0 shutout. With that victory, Evadale brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Ethan Kirbow and Samuel Palmer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Kirbow pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Palmer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Kirbow scored four runs while going 2-for-5, while Palmer scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Palmer, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Stinson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Evadale has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Hull-Daisetta, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evadale will square off against Spurger at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Evadale will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak. As for Hull-Daisetta, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Deweyville at 6:00 p.m. on April 5th. Hull-Daisetta is facing Deweyville at the right time seeing as Deweyville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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