Evansville Central hasn't had much luck against Evansville Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Bears will take on the Tigers at 2:00 p.m.
Evansville Central is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 4-1 to Boonville.
Evansville Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danika Dix, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial got themselves on the board against Evansville Harrison on Thursday, but Evansville Harrison never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 19-0 margin over the Warriors. Considering the Tigers have won eight contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Madison Thomas, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had over her last 11 games. The team also got some help courtesy of Annie Blackburn, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Evansville Memorial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Evansville Harrison only posted an OBP of .176.
Evansville Memorial pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Evansville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Evansville Central suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Evansville Memorial in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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