Evansville Central hasn't had much luck against Evansville Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Bears will face off against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Evansville Central knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Evansville Memorial likes a good challenge.
Evansville Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Evansville Bosse an 11-0 shutout.
Evansville Central's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Plisky, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Patriots.
Evansville Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-17 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Evansville Memorial, their record is now 19-4.
Evansville Central might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Evansville Memorial when the teams last played on May 3rd. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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