The Evansville Memorial Tigers will face off against the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Evansville Memorial 2.3, Evansville Mater Dei 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Evansville Memorial gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Evansville Harrison by a score of 6-2. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Evansville Reitz 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted against the Panthers since May 20, 2021.
Evansville Mater Dei has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Evansville Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Evansville Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Evansville Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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