Evansville Reitz has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Evansville Reitz knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Evansville Memorial likes a good challenge.
Evansville Reitz is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Evansville North (and have done all season long). Evansville Reitz was the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over Evansville North on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Kinley Miller, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Ella Morton was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial has not done well against Owensboro Catholic recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Evansville Memorial never let Owensboro Catholic onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Evansville Memorial has scored all season.
Not much got past Brianna Canaan, who gave up just zero hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Owensboro Catholic off the board.
At the plate, Evansville Memorial saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Thomas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Evansville Reitz pushed their record up to 7-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Evansville Memorial, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Evansville Reitz hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Evansville Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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