Evansville Memorial and Gibson Southern squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Evansville Memorial had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Gibson Southern Titans by a score of 4-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Evansville Memorial of the 10-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on May 3rd.
Evansville Memorial saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Thomas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played.
On Gibson Southern's side, Morgan Burgess made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Burgess was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Lauryn Adamson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Evansville Memorial has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. As for Gibson Southern, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 25-4.
Evansville Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gibson Southern, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Princeton at 5:00 p.m.
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