Evansville Mater Dei couldn't quite beat Edgewood on Saturday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-run defeat they were dealt last Thursday. The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats fell just short of the Edgewood Mustangs by a score of 5-3. Evansville Mater Dei just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Katelyn Goebel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Edgewood's side, ALLY BLAND spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. BLAND has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on MADI BLAND, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of OLIVIA McPHERSON, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Evansville Mater Dei's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Edgewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season.
Evansville Mater Dei will square off against Cascade at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cascade will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Evansville Mater Dei surely won't give up without a fight. As for Edgewood, they will head out on the road to square off against Evansville Reitz at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Edgewood's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Evansville Reitz's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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