Baseball Game Preview: Edgewater Eagles vs. Oak Ridge Pioneers

By Team Reports Apr 13, 2024, 8:26pm

Baseball Preview: Edgewater Eagles vs. Oak Ridge Pioneers

Edgewater is on a seven-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Oak Ridge a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Edgewater Eagles will take on the Oak Ridge Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Edgewater fell victim to Wekiva and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Edgewater's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Oak Ridge suffered a tough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Evans on Friday.

Oak Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Hernandez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Hernandez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.

Edgewater's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Oak Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10-1.

Everything went Edgewater's way against Oak Ridge in their previous matchup back in March of 2021 as Edgewater made off with a 16-0 victory. Does Edgewater have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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