The Evansville North Huskies will square off against the North Central Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Evansville North is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Evansville North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Seymour 6-4.
Braden Perry looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Evansville North's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brooks Carroll, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when North Central duked it out with Greenfield-Central on Saturday. The Panthers came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 6-3. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly three runs.
Tristan Wilson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rykin Matthias, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Tanner Wilson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
North Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Evansville North, their record is now 23-8.
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