Deweyville is 1-9 against Evadale since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Deweyville Pirates will stay at home for another game and welcome the Evadale Rebels at 6:00 p.m.
After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Deweyville was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Big Sandy.
Meanwhile, Evadale had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 14-1 victory. Evadale might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.
Samuel Palmer made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Palmer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Palmer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Kaden Byrum and Brett Buckner did most of the damage at the plate: Byrum scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Buckner scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Byrum has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Brayden Stinson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Deweyville's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-7. As for Evadale, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Deweyville came out on top in a nail-biter against Evadale when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 13-12. Will Deweyville repeat their success, or does Evadale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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