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| 05/04/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 03/15/23 - Home | 6-2 W |
| 03/14/22 - Home | 7-2 W |
Evergreen Park has gone a perfect 3-0 against Crete-Monee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. Evergreen Park will welcome Crete-Monee at 4:30 p.m. Evergreen Park knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Crete-Monee likes a good challenge.
Evergreen Park's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Lisle with a sharp 13-0 win.
Noah Munoz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Munoz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Evergreen Park got a massive performance out of Rowan Smyth, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits Smyth has posted since back in May of 2024. Caleb Keyser was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Evergreen Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .552 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Crete-Monee suffered their closest loss since April 13, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Herscher by a score of 6-4.
Bren Milburn was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Anthony Monegan, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Evergreen Park pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Crete-Monee, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Crete-Monee's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Evergreen Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .507. It's a different story for Crete-Monee, though, as they've only averaged .222. Will they be able to contain Evergreen Park's hitters?
Evergreen Park took their victory against Crete-Monee in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Evergreen Park repeat their success, or does Crete-Monee has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
