Evergreen Valley owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They put the hurt on the Oak Grove Eagles with a sharp 7-0 win. Considering Evergreen Valley has won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Ahmed Rashid, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Oak Grove off the board. Rashid has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Liam Wong was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Scullion, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Oak Grove's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandyn Huerta, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Evergreen Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Oak Grove, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10.
Evergreen Valley will take on More at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Evergreen Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Oak Grove, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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