The Evansville North Huskies are taking a road trip to square off against the Heritage Hills Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Evansville North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Evansville North proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 23) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Evansville Reitz get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Huskies as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lily Elliot looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Evansville North secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Gracie Bowden, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Heritage Hills hadn't beaten North Posey on the road since April 27, 2015 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. The Patriots narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Vikings 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Patriots have posted against the Vikings since April 27, 2015.
Heritage Hills' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Evansville North, their record now sits at 8-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Evansville North hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Heritage Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Evansville North couldn't quite finish off Heritage Hills in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Huskies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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