The Evansville Memorial Tigers will square off against the South Spencer Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Evansville Memorial's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while South Spencer has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Evansville Memorial is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since May 11, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Vincennes Lincoln by a score of 5-3.
Meanwhile, South Spencer sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over North Daviess on Saturday.
Beau Heck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, South Spencer's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Denver Epperson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Logan Trone also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
South Spencer now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Evansville Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-2.
Everything went Evansville Memorial's way against South Spencer when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Evansville Memorial made off with a 9-2 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rebels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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