Evansville Reitz is 2-8 against Evansville Mater Dei since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Evansville Reitz Panthers will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Evansville Reitz was able to grind out a solid victory over Edgewood, taking the game 8-3.
Ella Ellerbrook spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on three hits.
At the plate, Ella Morton was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Sadey Jones was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They came out on top against Evansville Central by a score of 8-3.
Evansville Reitz has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Evansville Mater Dei, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-11.
Evansville Reitz came up short against Evansville Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in April, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evansville Mater Dei's Alessia Baumann, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Evansville Reitz knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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