A feisty cat fight will be fought as Evansville Reitz Panthers duke it out with Edwards County Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Evansville Reitz has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Edwards County will come in with three straight victories.
Evansville Reitz is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of McNairy Central by a score of 7-6 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by just one run.
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Tatum Brown was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Natalee Polage also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Even though they lost, Evansville Reitz was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Edwards County was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Lawrenceville as Edwards County made off with an 8-1 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by seven runs or more this season.
Allison Groff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Braelyn Troyer was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Grace Bishop was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Evansville Reitz's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Edwards County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Evansville Reitz beat Edwards County 4-0 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will Evansville Reitz repeat their success, or does Edwards County has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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