Baseball Preview: Edgewood Mustangs vs. Bedford North Lawrence Stars
Edgewood is 0-5 against Bedford North Lawrence since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Edgewood Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Bedford North Lawrence Stars at 5:30 p.m. Edgewood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Bedford North Lawrence's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Edgewood came up short against Warsaw and fell 5-2. Edgewood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Edgewood got a good showing from Jake Boggs, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Aaron Murphy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bedford North Lawrence got themselves on the board against Evansville Reitz on Friday, but Evansville Reitz never followed suit. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Panthers. The victory was just what Bedford North Lawrence needed coming off of a 15-6 defeat in their prior match.
Edgewood's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Bedford North Lawrence, their win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1.
Edgewood couldn't quite finish off Bedford North Lawrence when the teams last played back in May of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can Edgewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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