The Evansville Reitz Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Evansville Reitz nor Evansville Mater Dei posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Saturday, Evansville Reitz came up short against Vincennes Lincoln and fell 4-1.
Evansville Reitz got a good showing from Talan Willett, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Evansville Reitz saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Gates, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei faced Evansville North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Evansville Mater Dei fell just short of Evansville North by a score of 1-0. Evansville Mater Dei's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Evansville Reitz's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Evansville Mater Dei, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
Evansville Reitz came out on top in a nail-biter against Evansville Mater Dei in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Does Evansville Reitz have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evansville Mater Dei turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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