Tell City and Evansville Mater Dei squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Tell City had to settle for second. They lost 17-4 to the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats. The loss continues a trend for Tell City in their matchups with Evansville Mater Dei: they've now lost four in a row.
For Evansville Mater Dei's part, Addi Boots made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Boots has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Boots was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Claire Wagner was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Chelsea Merkley was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Tell City now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Evansville Mater Dei, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-11.
Tell City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Forest Park at 6:30 p.m. Evansville Mater Dei is facing Forest Park at the right time seeing as Forest Park is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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