Baseball Game Preview: North Central Panthers vs. Evansville North Huskies

The North Central Panthers will face off against the Evansville North Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with North Central sitting on three straight wins and Evansville North on five.

North Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over Greenfield-Central. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly three runs.

Tristan Wilson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rykin Matthias, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Tanner Wilson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Evansville North narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Seymour 6-4.

Braden Perry looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Evansville North's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brooks Carroll, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Evansville North's win bumped their record up to 23-8. As for North Central, their victory bumped their record up to 19-9.

Evansville North's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Evansville North, though, as they've only averaged .241. Will they be able to contain North Central's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.