Evergreen Valley and Lincoln are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Evergreen Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Overfelt a 16-0 shutout on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Logan Burton was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2025.
Jake Cacciaroni
| 04/10/26 vs Overfelt | 4 |
| 03/27/26 @ Live Oak | 3 |
| 02/28/26 @ Westmont | 3 |
| 04/08/26 vs Silver Creek | 2 |
| 04/06/26 vs Gunderson | 2 |
In other batting news, Jake Cacciaroni was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Josh Gutierrez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Evergreen Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Lincoln got the win against San Jose on Tuesday by a conclusive 26-2. Considering the Lions have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Evergreen Valley, Lincoln also got a great game from a two-way player: Adriel Ceja. Throwing, Ceja tossed two innings while giving up just two earned runs but no hits. Meanwhile, Evan Escobar struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). At the plate, Ceja went 3-for-4 with five runs, one double, and one RBI, while Escobar got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple.
In other batting news, Lincoln got a massive performance out of Ricardo Lopez, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Moises Ledezma, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Evergreen Valley now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Lincoln, their record is now 11-2.
