Evansville Reitz is 8-2 against Evansville Memorial since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Evansville Reitz is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Evansville Bosse a 19-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on five straight.
Ella Morton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Rylee Moore
| 05/14/25 @ Evansville Bosse | 4 |
| 05/10/25 vs Loogootee | 1 |
| 05/07/25 @ Boonville | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Evansville Harrison | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rylee Moore, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with seven RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Kinley Miller was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Evansville Reitz always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial entered their tilt with Evansville Central on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Madison Thomas was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Annie Blackburn, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Evansville Memorial's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Evansville Reitz, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Evansville Reitz came out on top in a nail-biter against Evansville Memorial in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
