The Evansville Central Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Castle Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Evansville Central blew Heritage Hills out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Heritage Hills got their revenge. The Bears fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bears have suffered since April 22, 2025.
Wesley Reed
| 05/01/26 vs Sullivan | 3 |
| 05/16/26 vs Heritage Hills | 2 |
| 05/06/26 vs North Posey | 2 |
| 04/16/26 vs Evansville Bosse | 2 |
| 04/24/26 vs Princeton | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Evansville Central saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wesley Reed, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. The Bears are 3-1 when Reed posts two or more runs, but 5-14 otherwise. Will Mattingly was another, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Castle didn't have quite enough to beat Evansville Mater Dei on Monday and fell 5-3.
Evansville Central has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.
Evansville Central came up short against Castle in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 6-3. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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