The Southridge Raiders will square off against the Evansville Reitz Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Southridge came up short against North Posey and fell 4-1. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Evansville Reitz fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Evansville North on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 5-4.
Cayden McGrew was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Evansville Reitz's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Bradyn Angel was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon McCutchan, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs.
Evansville Reitz's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Southridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Southridge beat Evansville Reitz 3-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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