The Evansville Central Bears will head out to square off against the Princeton Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Central has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Princeton will come in with four straight wins.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Evansville Central nor Vincennes Lincoln made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Bears fell just short of the Alices by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Bears couldn't push the score so high this time.
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Jaxton Reeder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Evansville Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Walter, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Princeton won against Tell City on Tuesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Tigers skirted past Gibson Southern 4-3.
Princeton also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Jarrett Kinder gave up just two earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Ryne Wilhite was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. John Cederholm also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Princeton pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs over those games. As for Evansville Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Evansville Central skirted past Princeton 7-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears 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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