Evansville Memorial is a perfect 10-0 against Evansville Central since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Tigers will challenge the Bears at 2:00 p.m. Evansville Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Evansville Memorial was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Evansville Harrison on Thursday. The Tigers never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 19-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-run performance the game before.
Madison Thomas
| 05/22/25 @ Evansville Harrison | 4 |
| 05/20/25 vs Heritage Hills | 1 |
| 05/19/25 @ Jasper | 1 |
| 05/15/25 vs Evansville Reitz | 1 |
| 05/14/25 @ Evansville Central | 2 |
| + 15 more games |
The team relied heavily on Madison Thomas, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Annie Blackburn was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Evansville Memorial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Evansville Harrison only posted an OBP of .176.
Meanwhile, Evansville Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 4-1 to Boonville.
Evansville Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danika Dix, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Evansville Memorial pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Evansville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Evansville Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Evansville Memorial has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Evansville Central, though, as they've been averaging 11.3 hits. Given Evansville Memorial's sizable advantage in that area, the Bears will need to find a way to close that gap.
Evansville Memorial took their victory against Evansville Central when the teams last played last Wednesday by a conclusive 11-0 score. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
