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| 05/06/25 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 03/15/24 - Away | 0-10 L |
| 03/13/24 - Home | 3-14 L |
| 05/05/23 - Away | 5-1 W |
| 05/03/23 - Home | 1-0 W |
It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Gilroy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Evergreen Valley Cougars. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 10-0 win the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.
Ryan Smith tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Jared Nelson was excellent, going 2-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Brennan Neander, who went 1-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.
The victory made it two in a row for Gilroy and bumps their season record up to 9-15. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Evergreen Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.
Gilroy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Evergreen Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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