Baseball Recap: Evansville North Finds Playoff Glory Versus Evansville Harrison

Huskies

Margin (Wins)

05/09/25 @ Evansville Bosse	14
04/30/25 vs Evansville Reitz	12
06/02/25 vs Evansville Harrison	11
05/17/25 vs Princeton	10
05/26/25 vs Forest Park	9

With a playoff win on the line, Evansville North rose to the challenge on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over the Evansville Harrison Warriors. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.

Conner Watson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

In other pitching news, Braden Perry looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Evansville North got a massive performance out of Brooks Carroll, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave Carroll a new career-high. Daniel Cranick was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs.

Evansville North hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Evansville Harrison struck out eight times.

The victory (which was Evansville North's fourth in a row) raised their record to 22-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Evansville Harrison, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season.

Evansville North will square off against Seymour on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Huskies 3, the Owls 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Evansville Harrison does not have any more games scheduled as of now.