The Evansville Reitz Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Evansville Central Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Evansville Reitz was able to grind out a solid win over Washington, taking the game 5-1.
Nate Arrington spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on nine hits.
At the plate, Owen Cape was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ty Wilzbacher was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Evansville Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 7-6.
Jaxon Henke and Jaiden Clark did most of the damage at the plate: Henke scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Clark scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Evansville Reitz's victory bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Evansville Central, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
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