Tigers
| 05/06/25 vs Castle | 1 |
| 05/03/25 vs Evansville North | 4 |
| 05/03/25 vs Evansville Mater Dei | 8 |
| 05/01/25 @ Princeton | 17 |
| 04/30/25 @ Evansville Harrison | 16 |
| + 10 more games |
Evansville Memorial and Evansville Mater Dei are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evansville Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Evansville Memorial is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Castle just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 13-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Tigers have suffered since March 29th.
Madison Thomas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run and one stolen base. That stolen base was her first of the season.
Evansville Mater Dei came out on top against Jasper on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run first inning. Evansville Mater Dei narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Jasper 8-6. Evansville Mater Dei hasn't had any issues with Jasper recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Brynn Todd, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Josie Friend was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Evansville Mater Dei lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Evansville Mater Dei now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Evansville Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Evansville Mater Dei's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Evansville Memorial has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Evansville Mater Dei, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7 strikeouts. Will Evansville Memorial keep running through batters, or will the Wildcats buck the trend?
Evansville Memorial skirted past Evansville Mater Dei 8-6 when the teams last played on Saturday. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
