Softball Recap: Tell City Marksmen vs. Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats
Tell City and Evansville Mater Dei squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Tell City had to settle for second. They lost 17-4 to the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats. The loss continues a trend for Tell City in their matchups with Evansville Mater Dei: they've now lost four in a row.
For Evansville Mater Dei's part, Addi Boots made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Boots has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Boots was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Claire Wagner was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Chelsea Merkley was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Tell City now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Evansville Mater Dei, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-11.
Tell City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Forest Park at 6:30 p.m. Evansville Mater Dei is facing Forest Park at the right time seeing as Forest Park is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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