After three games on the road, Evansville Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Vincennes Rivet Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Vincennes Rivet will be coming in after a defeat.
Evansville Christian is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Shoals with a sharp 11-2 win on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Joshua Divito and Josiah Dunham did most of the damage at the plate: Divito scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Dunham scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kaden Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Vincennes Rivet lost 15-4 to Northeast Dubois on Thursday. Vincennes Rivet has not had much luck with Northeast Dubois recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Vincennes Rivet saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody (Bo) Shots, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Shots has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Evansville Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Vincennes Rivet, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Evansville Christian beat Vincennes Rivet 8-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Evansville Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vincennes Rivet turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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