Evans lost against Wekiva back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Evans Trojans wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-9 walloping at the hands of the Wekiva Mustangs. Evans has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Antonio Bell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Cj Daniels was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Evans didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Wekiva's side, Damir Simon made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Simon was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Onrique Archie looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Luis Perez was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Reinert, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Evans' defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Wekiva, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Evans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Ocoee at 7:00 p.m. As for Wekiva, they will square off against Freedom at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Freedom's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Wekiva's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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