Softball Recap: Edgewood Mustangs vs. New Castle Trojans
In what's become a running theme this season, Edgewood gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They never let the New Castle Trojans onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. With that win, Edgewood brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
ALLY BLAND made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. BLAND has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. BLAND was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, MADI BLAND was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was PIPER STEPHENS, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
On New Castle's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kattie Mathews, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Edgewood's victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1. As for New Castle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Edgewood will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Brown County at 5:30 p.m. Edgewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for New Castle, they will take on West Vigo at 2:00 p.m. in their second game on Saturday. West Vigo has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.63 runs per game on average), something New Castle will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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