Evergreen has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Kelso Hilanders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Evergreen will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Evergreen is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Mountain View on Monday as Evergreen made off with a 13-2 win.
Meanwhile, Kelso didn't have quite enough to beat Heritage on Monday and fell 3-1. Kelso has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kylie Killett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Karsyn Hall made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Brooke Hefley was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Evergreen's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Kelso, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Evergreen might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Kelso in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Killett, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Evergreen knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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