It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tell City can now relate to. They fell just short of the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats by a score of 2-0 on Friday. Tell City's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Evansville Mater Dei's part, Ethan Goodin made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Goodin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Goodin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run.
Goodin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Mayer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Tell City's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Evansville Mater Dei, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-10.
Tell City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they are on the road again on Monday to play North Posey at 4:00 p.m. North Posey is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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