Evansville Harrison extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 3-11 in the process. They came up short against the Evansville North Huskies, falling 7-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-0 back in April.
Evansville Harrison saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joselyn Wade, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Myah Seaton also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
As for Evansville North, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games.
On Evansville North's side, Adleigh Whitler looked comfortable as she tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Whitler has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ripley Anderson was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Wilke, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Evansville Harrison and Evansville North could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Warriors will take on Evansville Mater Dei at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (290 vs. 104). Meanwhile, Evansville North (ranked 99th) will meet Tecumseh (ranked 13th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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