The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats will challenge the Boone Grove Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Evansville Mater Dei is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Providence get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove came tearing into Saturday's matchup with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Raiders.
Javy Carrera was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tristan Wilson, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Caleb Thomas was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Boone Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Evansville Mater Dei's record is now 23-7. As for Boone Grove, their record now sits at 26-5.
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