Evansville Central scored first but ultimately less than North Posey in their game on Wednesday. They fell 13-9 to the North Posey Vikings. It was the first time this season that Evansville Central let down their fans at home.
Jaxon Henke was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hunter Broshears, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On North Posey's side, Easton Luigs made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off eight hits. Luigs was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Mansfield, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Caige Christie was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Evansville Central's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8. As for North Posey, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
Evansville Central will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Castle at 4:30 p.m. Castle's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Evansville Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Posey, they will head out on the road to challenge Washington at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Posey is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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