Baseball Preview: Jasper Wildcats vs. Edgewood Mustangs
The Jasper Wildcats will play host again on Friday to welcome the Edgewood Mustangs, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jasper: 2.3, Edgewood: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jasper is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Evansville North, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Jasper was ranked 14th). Jasper wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Meanwhile, Edgewood had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 12-1 win. The result was nothing new for Edgewood, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Brayden Ault made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ault has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ault was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Edgewood let Andrew Good and Carter Hayden loose on the outfield. Good scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Hayden scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gunnar Perry, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Jasper's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for Edgewood, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Jasper beat Edgewood 4-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Jasper repeat their success, or does Edgewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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