Softball Preview: Evansville Reitz Panthers vs. Evansville Central Bears
Evansville Reitz is 8-2 against Evansville Central since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Evansville Reitz Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Evansville Central Bears at 5:00 p.m. Evansville Reitz is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Evansville Reitz is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Evansville Harrison (and have done all season long). Everything went Evansville Reitz's way against Evansville Harrison on Thursday as Evansville Reitz made off with a 16-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Evansville Reitz considering their two-run performance the match before.
Ella Ellerbrook made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ellerbrook was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kinley Miller and Tatum Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Brown scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Megan Stewart, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Evansville Central fell victim to Evansville North and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Huskies. The defeat continues a trend for Evansville Central in their matchups with Evansville North: they've now lost five in a row.
Evansville Reitz pushed their record up to 11-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Evansville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Monday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Evansville Reitz hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. However, it's not like Evansville Central struggles in that department as they've averaged .321. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Evansville Reitz took their victory against Evansville Central in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 20-9. Will Evansville Reitz repeat their success, or does Evansville Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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