Evergreen won the last time they faced Montpelier, and things went their way on Friday too. The Evergreen Vikings came out on top in a nail-biter against the Montpelier Locomotives and snuck past 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Evergreen.
Evy Schrader spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Macy Chamberlin, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
On Montpelier's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Madelyn Hopper gave up three earned runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks. Hopper has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Montpelier saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maggie Jacob, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Montpelier didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Evergreen only tossed five.
Evergreen's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Montpelier, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Evergreen is on the road again on Saturday to play Archbishop Hoban at 12:00 p.m. Evergreen is facing Archbishop Hoban at the right time seeing as Archbishop Hoban is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Montpelier, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ayersville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ayersville will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Montpelier surely won't give up without a fight.
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