Baseball Game Preview: Mount Vernon Majors vs. Edison Eagles

Mount Vernon hasn't had much luck against Edison recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Majors will be playing at home against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Mount Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Lewis with a sharp 22-3 win on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Majors considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Gideon Toy made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only two earned runs while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Toy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple was his first of the season.

Noah Toy

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/01/25 @ Lewis	5
03/25/25 vs Justice	2
03/23/24 @ Hylton	2
04/25/24 @ Lewis	1
04/12/24 @ Falls Church	1

In other batting news, Noah Toy was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Grimsley, who scored five runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.

Mount Vernon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewis only posted a batting average of .062.

Meanwhile, Edison gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Falls Church, sneaking past 5-4. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won five in a row.

Mount Vernon now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Edison, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.

Mount Vernon suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Edison when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Majors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.