Evansville Mater Dei is 2-8 against Castle since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Castle Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Evansville Mater Dei has not struggled against Evansville Central recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Evansville Mater Dei came out on top against Evansville Central by a score of 6-3.
Nolan Schickel and Brayden Caldemeyer did most of the damage at the plate: Schickel scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Caldemeyer went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Castle had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Huskies. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Castle has scored all year.
Castle's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Will Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Coleman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Evansville Mater Dei's record now sits at 4-2. As for Castle, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Evansville Mater Dei has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Castle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Evansville Mater Dei suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Castle when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Evansville Mater Dei avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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