Baseball Preview: Edwardsville Tigers vs. Jersey Panthers
Edwardsville is 8-0 against Jersey since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Edwardsville Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Jersey Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Edwardsville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Jersey's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Edwardsville earned a 4-1 victory over Belleville East. The win made it back-to-back victories for Edwardsville.
Meanwhile, Jersey came up short against Marquette Catholic on Thursday and fell 7-3. The defeat continues a trend for Jersey in their matchups with Marquette Catholic: they've now lost three in a row.
Edwardsville is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Jersey, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
Edwardsville was able to grind out a solid win over Jersey in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 10-7. Does Edwardsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jersey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
