Evergreen and Green Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Evergreen Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Green Mountain Rams at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Evergreen's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
Evergreen put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Littleton.
Cole Laursen was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Laursen was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Griffin Gonsman, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Mason Shook was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Green Mountain unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 14-0 defeat at the hands of Golden. The match marked that first time this season in which Green Mountain was not able to get on the board.
The win got Evergreen back to even at 4-4. As for Green Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
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