Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Victory Is Evart's Sixth in Last Seven Outings

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 vs Houghton Lake	12
05/07/25 @ Holton	11
04/29/25 @ Lake City	10
04/22/25 @ Manton	9
04/14/25 @ Manistee	8

While Evart didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on the Holton Red Devils with a sharp 14-3 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Aaron VanAssche made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aidan Anderson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Evart's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Evart is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Holton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.

Looking ahead, Evart will head out on the road to face off against Kalkaska at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Holton, they will challenge Merrill at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Vandals' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Red Devils' hitters will have their work cut out for them.