The Evansville Reitz Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Evansville Harrison Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evansville Reitz will be strutting in after a win while Evansville Harrison will be coming in after a loss.
Evansville Reitz barely beat Tecumseh the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers put the hurt on the Braves with a sharp 11-1 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Panthers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
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The team relied heavily on Crue Begle, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Oliver Gates also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Evansville Reitz was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Evansville Harrison was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Evansville Memorial. The Warriors have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Evansville Harrison saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jay Sutton, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Evansville Harrison's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Evansville Reitz, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Evansville Reitz skirted past Evansville Harrison 3-2 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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