Evansville Reitz has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Evansville Central Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Evansville Reitz will be strutting in after a win while Evansville Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Evansville Reitz will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Evansville Bosse on Thursday. Evansville Reitz never let Evansville Bosse onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory.
Katie Futrell was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Morton, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Evansville Central had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Evansville Memorial on Tuesday. Evansville Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Danika Dix was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Maekyn Grigsby, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Evansville Reitz's win bumped their record up to 15-11. As for Evansville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Evansville Reitz was able to grind out a solid victory over Evansville Central in their previous meeting on Friday, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evansville Reitz since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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