Evansville Memorial has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Evansville Central Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Evansville Memorial came up short against Heritage Hills and fell 10-5. Evansville Memorial has not had much luck with Heritage Hills recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Mallory Wollenmann was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Madison Thomas was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Evansville Central also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Evansville Mater Dei by a score of 8-3.
Evansville Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danika Dix, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Evansville Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Evansville Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Evansville Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Evansville Memorial has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. It's a different story for Evansville Central, though, as they've been averaging 10. Given Evansville Memorial's sizable advantage in that area, Evansville Central will need to find a way to close that gap.
Evansville Memorial was able to grind out a solid win over Evansville Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 16-12. Does Evansville Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evansville Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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