The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Gibson Southern Titans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Evansville Mater Dei: 3.1, Gibson Southern: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Evansville Mater Dei is is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to Evansville Reitz, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Evansville Mater Dei saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Schickel, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Gibson Southern's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Vincennes Lincoln by a score of 2-1.
Evansville Mater Dei's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Gibson Southern, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Evansville Mater Dei came out on top in a nail-biter against Gibson Southern when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evansville Mater Dei 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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