It was a good run, but D'Evelyn unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 10-6 to the Green Mountain Rams. D'Evelyn was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Green Mountain apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
D'Evelyn saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Sweetman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Hector Lein, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Green Mountain's side, they got a great performance from Simon Lunsford as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Lunsford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Livingood, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Demetreus Padilla, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
D'Evelyn now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Green Mountain, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
D'Evelyn will take on Golden at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Golden's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so D'Evelyn's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Green Mountain, they will head out on the road to take on Northfield at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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