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Evergreen Park came into Thursday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past the Chicago Washington Patriots 8-2 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Evergreen Park got a great performance from Evan Snyder-Murphy as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts Snyder-Murphy has posted over his last five games.
On the hitting side, Evergreen Park let Jack Rourke and Carlos Flores run wild. Rourke got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Flores went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Rourke has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadyn Kummer, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Evergreen Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are a perfect 12-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Evergreen Park's victory bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Chicago Washington, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
Coming up, Evergreen Park will square off against Blue Island Eisenhower at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Cardinals have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.09 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Chicago Washington, they will challenge Kenwood at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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