The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats will face off against the Gibson Southern Titans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Evansville Mater Dei 2.5, Gibson Southern 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Evansville Mater Dei is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Evansville Reitz by a score of 13-8 on Thursday. The game was the first time the Wildcats have beaten the Panthers on their field since May 20, 2021.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern entered their tilt with Vincennes Lincoln on Thursday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Alices. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Kolton Schmitt looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Colin Scherer was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Gibson Southern pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Evansville Mater Dei, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-6.
Evansville Mater Dei came out on top in a nail-biter against Gibson Southern in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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