The Evansville Central Bears will venture away from home to take on the Vincennes Lincoln Alices at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Evansville Central will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Mt. Vernon, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bears never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 12-0 win last Wednesday. Considering the Bears have won three matches by more than 11 runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Katelyn Peterson, who gave up just four hits to keep Mt. Vernon off the board.
At the plate, Evansville Central got a massive performance out of Maddie Glaser, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Bailey Robinson also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Evansville Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Vincennes Lincoln got the win against South Knox on Monday by a conclusive 13-1.
Emma Cunningham was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Matti Collins, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Vincennes Lincoln's record is now 6-7. As for Evansville Central, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Thursday's game will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Evansville Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .335. However, it's not like Vincennes Lincoln struggles in that department as they've averaged .352. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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