Chicago Washington extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 9-13 in the process. They lost 8-2 to the Evergreen Park Mustangs. If the Patriots were looking for revenge after losing 6-1 to the Mustangs when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Evergreen Park, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 16-8. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
For Evergreen Park's part, they got a great performance from Evan Snyder-Murphy as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Snyder-Murphy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jack Rourke and Carlos Flores did most of the damage at the plate: Rourke got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Flores went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Flores has posted since back in April. Cadyn Kummer was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Chicago Washington will head out to challenge Kenwood at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Evergreen Park, they will be playing at home against Blue Island Eisenhower at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cardinals have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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