Wekiva is 10-0 against Evans since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Wekiva Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Evans Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Wekiva will be strutting in after a victory while Evans will be coming in after a loss.
Wekiva will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Colonial, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Wekiva's pitcher stepped up to hand Colonial a 15-0 shutout on Monday.
Wekiva got a great performance from Jacob Meyers as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. Meyers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Damir Simon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivan Tolentino, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Evans' offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-0 walloping at the hands of Horizon on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Evans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Wekiva's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-11. As for Evans, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Everything went Wekiva's way against Evans when the teams last played back in February as Wekiva made off with a 14-0 victory. Does Wekiva have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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