Baseball Preview: Evansville North Huskies vs. Tecumseh Braves
The Evansville North Huskies will be playing at home against the Tecumseh Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Evansville North stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Evansville Reitz onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Braden Perry tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brayden Huebner, who scored a run and stole three bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Whittington, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tecumseh had to endure a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They blew past Borden 13-5. Tecumseh's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Cameron Roth tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Ty Holder was a standout: he scored a run while going 4-for-4. Dillon DuPont was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Evansville North's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Tecumseh, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
Tecumseh's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Evansville North has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Tecumseh, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Evansville North keep running through batters, or will Tecumseh buck the trend?
Evansville North took their win against Tecumseh in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 25-8. Does Evansville North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tecumseh turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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