
Bears
06/02/25 vs Evansville Memorial | 4-0 |
05/29/25 vs Evansville Bosse | 11-0 |
05/26/25 vs Evansville Reitz | 10-1 |
05/24/25 vs Southridge | 10-0 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Evansville Central had no problem doing just that on Monday. They never let the Evansville Memorial Tigers get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Bears as they're now sitting on four straight.
Jaxton Reeder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Evansville Central is 3-1 when Reeder allows one or fewer earned runs, but 7-16 otherwise.
At the plate, Evansville Central's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Monroe, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Devon DeJarnette was another, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Evansville Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Evansville Central's win bumped their record up to 10-17. As for Evansville Memorial, they moved to 19-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Coming up, Evansville Central will face off against Jasper at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Wildcats will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something the Bears surely won't give up without a fight. Evansville Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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