After a string of five wins, Evansville North's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Floyd Central Highlanders by a score of 7-5. Evansville North has not had much luck with Floyd Central recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Evansville North got a good showing from Colin Wolfe, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Wolfe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Huebner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Wilke, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Evansville North's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-3. As for Floyd Central, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evansville North will take on Boonville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Evansville North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Floyd Central, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Providence at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Providence: 3.4, Floyd Central: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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