Effingham County lost against Evans back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Effingham County Rebels fell victim to a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of the Evans Knights. Effingham County has not had much luck with Evans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Effingham County got a good showing from Ayden Smith, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Effingham County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Kessler, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Effingham County's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Evans, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Effingham County will face off against Evans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Evans, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Thomson at 5:30 p.m. Evans' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Thomson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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