Baseball Game Preview: West Vigo Vikings vs. Edgewood Mustangs

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 3:11pm

Baseball Preview: West Vigo Vikings vs. Edgewood Mustangs

West Vigo and Edgewood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The West Vigo Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Edgewood Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but West Vigo had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Bloomington South.

Meanwhile, Edgewood put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Martinsville 13-4. Winning may never get old, but Edgewood sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

The team relied heavily on Isaac Lawson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gunnar Perry, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

West Vigo now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Edgewood, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.

Everything went West Vigo's way against Edgewood in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as West Vigo made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Vigo since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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