Evergreen Valley is 10-0 against Hill since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Evergreen Valley Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Hill Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Evergreen Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Evergreen Valley put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hill a 13-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Evergreen Valley.
Isaac Konnick made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Konnick has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Konnick was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Evergreen Valley let Liam Wong and Mason Scullion loose on the outfield. Wong scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5, while Scullion went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Vince Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Evergreen Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Hill, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
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