Baseball Game Recap: Princeton Tigers vs. Evansville Central Bears

By Team Reports Apr 22, 2024, 1:58am

Baseball Recap: Princeton Tigers vs. Evansville Central Bears

Princeton lost against Evansville Central back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Princeton Tigers fell just short of the Evansville Central Bears by a score of 7-6. Princeton has not had much luck with Evansville Central recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Ryne Wilhite made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Eli Kruse was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.

On Evansville Central's side, Jaxon Henke and Jaiden Clark did most of the damage at the plate: Henke scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Clark scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Princeton's loss dropped their record down to 11-2. As for Evansville Central, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.

Princeton will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Evansville Christian at 11:00 a.m. Princeton will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. Evansville Central will take on Evansville Reitz at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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