D'Evelyn came into Thursday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Ponderosa Mustangs on Thursday as the D'Evelyn Jaguars made off with an 8-2 win. The victory was just what D'Evelyn needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior match.
Hector Lein made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Lein has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lein was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kai Strasser and Kevyn Feldon did most of the damage at the plate: Strasser scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Feldon scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Russell Balcer, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Ponderosa's side, they got a good showing from Lucas Sale, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Ponderosa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Alejo, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
D'Evelyn's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Ponderosa, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. D'Evelyn will square off against Conifer at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ponderosa, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Fossil Ridge at 1:00 p.m.
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