Evansville Reitz won the last time they faced Evansville North, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Evansville Reitz Panthers came out on top against the Evansville North Huskies by a score of 5-2.
Ella Ellerbrook spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits.
On the hitting side, Alli Bishop was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Futrell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Evansville North's side, Jessica Sisson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Evansville North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Joiner, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Evansville Reitz now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Evansville North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Evansville Reitz will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Castle at 5:00 p.m. Castle's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Evansville Reitz's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Evansville North, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Heritage Hills at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Heritage Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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