Baseball Preview: Edison Golden Bears vs. Sam Houston Hurricanes
Edison is 10-0 against Sam Houston since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Edison Golden Bears will head out on the road to take on the Sam Houston Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Edison is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Edison sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Brackenridge.
Tristen Henderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Henderson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Henderson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Blaze Acosta-Torres, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Sam Houston is still looking for their first win of the season after 22 matches. They fell victim to a tough 13-0 loss at the hands of Brackenridge on Tuesday.
Edison pushed their record up to 13-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs per game. As for Sam Houston, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-22.
Everything went Edison's way against Sam Houston when the teams last played back in March as Edison made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edison since the squad 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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