Softball Preview: Edgewood Mustangs vs. Greencastle Tiger Cubs
Edgewood is 7-0 against Greencastle since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Edgewood Mustangs will be playing at home against the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Greencastle is hoping to do on Tuesday what West Vigo couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Edgewood's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Edgewood never let West Vigo onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
The result came thanks to ALLY BLAND's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Edgewood's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was PIPER STEPHENS, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Greencastle sidestepped North Montgomery for a 3-1 victory.
Haley Iseman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
Edgewood pushed their record up to 9-5-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Greencastle, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4.
Edgewood skirted past Greencastle 1-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Edgewood repeat their success, or does Greencastle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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