Softball Preview: Tell City Marksmen vs. Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats
Tell City is 0-3 against Evansville Mater Dei since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Tell City Marksmen will face off against the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Tell City is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Tell City's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Tecumseh on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Braves. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Tell City's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei had just enough and edged Evansville Reitz out 5-3 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Evansville Mater Dei.
Alessia Baumann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits.
At the plate, Evansville Mater Dei's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addi Boots, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Tell City's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Evansville Mater Dei, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.
Tell City came up short against Evansville Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Can Tell City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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