After flying high against Bloomington North last Saturday, Evansville North came back down to earth. The Evansville North Huskies lost 11-3 to the Bloomington South Panthers on Monday. Evansville North was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Bloomington South apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Brayden Huebner was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Wilke, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Evansville North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomington South only tossed three.
On Bloomington South's side, they got a great performance from Xavier Hemingway as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lucas Waldon, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Arnett, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Evansville North's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-6. As for Bloomington South, their win bumped their record up to 13-7-1.
Evansville North will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Evansville Central at 5:00 p.m. Evansville North's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Evansville Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bloomington South, they will head out on the road to take on Floyd Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bloomington South is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
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