The Evergreen Park Mustangs will head out to face off against the Lemont Lemont HS at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Evergreen Park will be strutting in after a victory while Lemont will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Evergreen Park got the win against Oak Lawn by a conclusive 12-2. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won seven contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lemont has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.77 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Wednesday. They came up short against Oswego, falling 16-7. The Lemont HS' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Natalie Pacyga and Jessica Pontrelli stepped up to the plate in a big way. Pacyga scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Pontrelli went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that Pontrelli launched this season. Ella Phelan was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Evergreen Park and bumps their season record up to 9-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Lemont, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Evergreen Park might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Lemont in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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