Evansville North is 8-2 against Evansville Mater Dei since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Evansville North Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Evansville North can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Evansville Bosse as Evansville North made off with an 11-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Evansville North considering their two-run performance the game before.
Conner Watson looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Wilke, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Chris Cranick, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Heritage Hills typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Evansville Mater Dei proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Patriots.
Ethan Goodin made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Goodin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Goodin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Goodin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Schickel, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The win was the third in a row for Evansville North, bringing their record for this year to 12-2. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Evansville North has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Evansville Mater Dei struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Evansville North was able to grind out a solid victory over Evansville Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 5-1. Will Evansville North repeat their success, or does Evansville Mater Dei have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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