Ocoee won the last time they faced Evans, and things went their way on Friday too. The Ocoee Knights blew past the Evans Trojans 16-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ocoee.
Sarrah Trocki made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned run or hits (and only one walk). Trocki has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Trocki was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shyanne Marble, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bre Simmons, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Evans' side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ajai Woodson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Ocoee's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Evans, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ocoee will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Dr. Phillips at 6:00 p.m. As for Evans, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Jones at 6:00 p.m. on April 15th.
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