After a string of three wins, Evergreen's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Alameda Pirates by a score of 8-7. Evergreen was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Alameda apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Jack Teska was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Teska has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Teska was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Griffin Gonsman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Colby Levesque, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Alameda's side, they got a massive performance out of Ivan Baca, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Edwin Arroyo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Evergreen's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9. As for Alameda, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evergreen will take on Standley Lake at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Standley Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Alameda, they will be playing at home against D'Evelyn at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alameda is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
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