Evansville Mater Dei is 2-8 against Castle since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Knights at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Evansville Mater Dei was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Evansville Harrison on Saturday. The Wildcats blew past the Warriors 8-1. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Castle entered their tilt with Henderson County on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Colonels with a sharp 12-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Castle's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Evansville Mater Dei, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
Evansville Mater Dei came out on top in a nail-biter against Castle in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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