Softball Recap: Evansville Memorial Tigers vs. North Posey Vikings
Evansville Memorial lost against North Posey back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Evansville Memorial Tigers lost 10-4 to the North Posey Vikings. Evansville Memorial has struggled against North Posey recently, as their matchup on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Evansville Memorial got a good showing from Brianna Canaan, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Madison Thomas and Lilly Brown stepped up to the plate in a big way. Thomas scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Brown got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a triple and an RBI. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mallory Wollenmann, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Evansville Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Posey only tossed three.
On North Posey's side, Morgan Lavanchy was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Lily Hester was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Evansville Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for North Posey, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Evansville Memorial will take on Evansville North at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Evansville Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for North Posey, they will head out on the road to square off against Princeton at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Posey is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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