Jasper has won four straight games at home, while Evansville Mater Dei has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. Jasper will welcome Evansville Mater Dei at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jasper 2, Evansville Mater Dei 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jasper is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Evansville Bosse a 19-0 shutout on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei faced Evansville Memorial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 5-4. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Evansville Mater Dei fell to 8-1. As for Jasper, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Jasper was able to grind out a solid win over Evansville Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 4-1. Does Jasper have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evansville Mater Dei turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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