Evansville Reitz is 8-2 against Evansville Central since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Evansville Reitz Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Evansville Central Bears at 5:00 p.m. Evansville Reitz is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Evansville Reitz sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Vincennes Lincoln.
Natalie Dillman looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Ava Leeds was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Evansville Central had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Evansville Harrison a 10-0 shutout on Friday.
The result came thanks to Katelyn Peterson's shutout, as she gave up just four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kendall Krack, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lauren Lowe, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Evansville Reitz now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Evansville Central, their record is now 3-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Evansville Reitz hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Evansville Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Evansville Reitz beat Evansville Central 9-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Evansville Reitz repeat their success, or does Evansville Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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