For the first time this season, Evergreen Valley will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Tuesday. They will head out on the road to face off against the Live Oak Acorns at 4:00 p.m. Evergreen Valley has given up an average of 10.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Evergreen Valley's offense. They came up short against Menlo School on Thursday, falling 11-0. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Evergreen Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Burton, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Burton snagged this season.
Even though they lost, Evergreen Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Live Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 10-3 to Aragon.
Live Oak also got a good showing from Nathan Newberg, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Nathan Bergstrom was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Evergreen Valley's record is now 1-3. As for Live Oak, their record now sits at 0-4.
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