The Terre Haute South Vigo Braves will take on the Evansville North Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Terre Haute South Vigo and Southport, and Southport kept the tradition alive. The Braves fell 7-2 to the Cardinals on Thursday.
Terre Haute South Vigo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Fields, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. That RBI was Fields' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Evansville North suffered their closest loss since April 27, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Barr-Reeve by a score of 5-3.
Chad Mullinax was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was AJ Baggett, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Terre Haute South Vigo's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Evansville North, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Terre Haute South Vigo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Evansville North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Terre Haute South Vigo skirted past Evansville North 5-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2018. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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