The Evergreen Valley Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Prospect Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Evergreen Valley has four straight wins, Prospect has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Evergreen Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Gunderson with a sharp 10-0 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Evergreen Valley as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Isaac Konnick tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mason Andin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Noah Lara was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Prospect fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Lincoln on Friday.
Prospect also got a good showing from Jake Sangalang, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Prospect saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin-Joseph Rieden, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Evergreen Valley now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Prospect, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Evergreen Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Prospect struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Evergreen Valley came up short against Prospect in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Evergreen Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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