Baseball Game Preview: Edgewood Cougars vs. Sidney Yellowjackets

The Edgewood Cougars will challenge the Sidney Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Edgewood's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home while Sidney has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

Edgewood fell victim to Sycamore and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Aviators by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cougars have suffered since April 23rd.

Meanwhile, Sidney didn't have quite enough to beat Newton Local on Saturday and fell 8-7.

Elijah Cotterman and Kade Swiger did some serious damage despite the final result: Cotterman went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Swiger went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That double was Cotterman's first of the season.

Sidney's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Edgewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9-1.