The Evergreen Park Mustangs will face off against the Hancock Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Evergreen Park nor Hancock posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Evergreen Park is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Oak Lawn just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Evergreen Park saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Munoz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run. Jack Rourke was another, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Hancock and Ogden International squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Hancock had to settle for second. They came up short against Ogden International, falling 9-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Evergreen Park's defeat dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Hancock, their loss dropped their record down to 14-14.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Evergreen Park hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hancock struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Evergreen Park took their victory against Hancock in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-0 score. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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