Evansville Central is 2-8 against Evansville Reitz since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Evansville Central Bears will square off against the Evansville Reitz Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Evansville Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Evansville Central had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Evansville Memorial. Evansville Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Danika Dix made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Maekyn Grigsby was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Evansville Reitz got themselves on the board against Evansville Bosse on Thursday, but Evansville Bosse never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with an 18-0 win.
Katie Futrell was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ella Morton, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Evansville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Evansville Reitz, their victory bumped their record up to 15-11.
Evansville Central came up short against Evansville Reitz in their previous meeting on Friday, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evansville Reitz's Ella Ellerbrook, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Evansville Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
