The Evergreen Park Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Bremen Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Evergreen Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Evergreen Park earned a 6-1 win over Chicago Washington.
George Baughman looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Evergreen Park saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cadyn Kummer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Hughes, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Bremen lost 15-4 to Munster on Saturday.
Evergreen Park is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. As for Bremen, they dropped their record down to 12-19 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Evergreen Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .367. However, it's not like Bremen struggles in that department as they've averaged .315. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Evergreen Park skirted past Bremen 3-1 when the teams last played back in April. Does Evergreen Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bremen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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