The Evergreen Valley Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Evergreen Valley came out on top against Lynbrook on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run sixth inning. The Cougars blew past the Vikings 10-4. The Cougars not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 20th (when they won 9-1).
Jacob Cambra made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Evergreen Valley is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-8 otherwise. Cambra was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Vince Garcia
| 04/19/25 @ Lynbrook | 3 |
| 03/11/25 @ Live Oak | 2 |
| 05/08/24 @ Silver Creek | 2 |
| 03/15/24 vs Gilroy | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Piedmont Hills | 1 |
In other batting news, Evergreen Valley got a massive performance out of Vince Garcia, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave Garcia a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan Lam, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Evergreen Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Dons as they made off with a 14-1 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Mikie Melenudo, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Wright, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs.
Evergreen Valley's record now sits at 8-9. As for Monte Vista Christian, their record is now 13-3.
Evergreen Valley beat Monte Vista Christian 4-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
