The Evansville Central Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Barr-Reeve Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Evansville Central will head into Wednesday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Wednesday after soaring to a ten-run matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Evansville North by a score of 5-3.
Josh Ferguson put in work no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Ferguson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Ferguson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Plisky, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Barr-Reeve has not done well against Tecumseh recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Barr-Reeve came out on top against Tecumseh by a score of 6-1.
Evansville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Barr-Reeve, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
Evansville Central came up short against Barr-Reeve in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Evansville Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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