
Tigers
05/03/25 vs Evansville North | 4-1 |
05/03/25 vs Evansville Mater Dei | 8-6 |
05/01/25 @ Princeton | 17-0 |
04/30/25 @ Evansville Harrison | 16-2 |
04/23/25 @ Evansville Bosse | 21-1 |
Evansville Memorial extended their winning streak to five on Saturday, bumping their season record up to 9-5 in the process. They came out on top against the Evansville North Huskies by a score of 4-1. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Huskies back in April, they had to take a 9-8 loss.
Brianna Canaan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Evansville Memorial's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Annie Blackburn, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
As for Evansville North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games.
On Evansville North's side, Lily Elliot was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
Coming up, Evansville Memorial will look to defend their home field on Monday against Owensboro Catholic at 5:30 p.m. As for Evansville North, they will head out to face off against Terre Haute North Vigo at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 9.3 runs per game this season.
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