Softball Preview: Edison Tigers vs. Bullard Knights
Edison is 0-10 against Bullard since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Edison Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Bullard Knights at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Edison: 3.6, Bullard: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Edison gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Justin Garza.
The team relied heavily on Anisia Rivera, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joslyn Marby, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Bullard had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Coyotes out 6-5.
Edison's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Bullard, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Edison came up short against Bullard in their previous matchup on April 12th, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bullard's Emily Hinchey, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Edison knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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