The Evans Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Evans will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Evans scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Oak Ridge as Evans made off with a 16-1 victory. The win was just what Evans needed coming off of a 16-4 loss in their prior game.
Jahi Garcia was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Garcia has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kailand Walker, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Antonio Bell was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Horizon has not done well against Wekiva recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Horizon came out on top against Wekiva by a score of 6-3. The victory was nothing new for Horizon as they're now sitting on three straight.
Evans' win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-14. As for Horizon, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season.
Evans suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Horizon when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Evans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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