Evadale is 10-0 against Spurger since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Evadale Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Spurger Pirates at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Evadale has four straight wins, Spurger has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Evadale never let their opponents score. They blew past Hull-Daisetta 21-0. 21 seems to be a good number for Evadale as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ethan Kirbow and Samuel Palmer were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Kirbow pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Palmer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Kirbow scored four runs while going 2-for-5, while Palmer scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cooper Palmer was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brayden Stinson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Spurger came up short against Latexo on March 8th and fell 9-4.
Evadale has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Spurger, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Evadale's way against Spurger when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Evadale made off with a 19-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evadale since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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