Live Oak is on an eight-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Evergreen Valley a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Live Oak Acorns will look to defend their home field against the Evergreen Valley Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Live Oak lost 10-3 to Aragon on Saturday.
Live Oak got a good showing from Nathan Newberg, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Nathan Bergstrom was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Spencer Westfield also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Valley fell victim to Menlo School and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 11-0.
Evergreen Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Burton, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Even though they lost, Evergreen Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.
Evergreen Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Live Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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