Gibson Southern is 2-8 against Evansville Mater Dei since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gibson Southern Titans will be staying on the road to face off against the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Gibson Southern is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Heritage Hills just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Patriots. The loss was the Titans' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei waltzed into their match on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Evansville Mater Dei who was credited with the victory. Evansville Mater Dei got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Jasper's three. Ella Hamilton had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Evansville Mater Dei.
Evansville Mater Dei was without their leading scorer, Morgan Wannemuehler, in Wednesday's game. With Wannemuehler sitting this one out, Ingrid Damm got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 48.8).
Gibson Southern's loss dropped their record down to 5-1. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Gibson Southern skirted past Evansville Mater Dei 1-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gibson Southern since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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