The Jasper Wildcats will challenge the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Jasper is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Gibson Southern 7-6. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Brianna Barrix made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs.
Carlee Rogers
| 05/29/25 vs Gibson Southern | 4 |
| 05/05/25 vs Evansville Central | 3 |
| 05/15/24 vs Boonville | 3 |
| 04/30/24 @ Evansville Harrison | 3 |
| 04/20/24 vs Linton-Stockton | 3 |
In other batting news, Carlee Rogers was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
Jasper kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out North Posey 1-0. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by just one run.
Evansville Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Jasper, their record is now 18-10-1.
Jasper came up short against Evansville Memorial in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 5-2. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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