Evansville Central had lost four straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 6-10 to make it five. They came up short against the Evansville Memorial Tigers, falling 11-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 last Tuesday.
Trevor Krack was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
As for Evansville Memorial, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games.
On Evansville Memorial's side, they got a great performance from Brady Mason as he struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Mason a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grayson Marx, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. Evansville Memorial is undefeated when Marx posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Evan Heldt, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evansville Central will welcome Evansville Harrison at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.47 runs per game on average), something the Bears will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Evansville Memorial, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Evansville Reitz at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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