Evansville Mater Dei was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to the Evansville Reitz Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Evansville Mater Dei of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Evansville Mater Dei saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Schickel, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Evansville Mater Dei didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Evansville Reitz only tossed four.
Evansville Mater Dei's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Evansville Reitz, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evansville Mater Dei will take on Gibson Southern at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gibson Southern is coming into the contest with six straight defeats at home, meaning Evansville Mater Dei will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Evansville Reitz, they will head out on the road to face off against Evansville Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Evansville Reitz will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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