Baseball Preview: Wekiva Mustangs vs. Edgewater Eagles
Wekiva is 0-8 against Edgewater since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wekiva Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Edgewater Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Monday, Wekiva beat Oak Ridge 11-6. With that win, Wekiva brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Onrique Archie looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Damir Simon was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Marcus Campbell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Edgewater can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. Everything went their way against Evans as Edgewater made off with a 17-3 victory. Edgewater's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Wekiva has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Edgewater, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-15.
Wekiva might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Edgewater when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Wekiva, Milo Partridge (who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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