Bloomington South was the 6-2 winner over Edgewood when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Bloomington South Panthers fell just short of the Edgewood Mustangs by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Bloomington South has scored all season.
Bloomington South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carly Reed, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Bloomington South didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Edgewood's side, ALLY BLAND spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. BLAND has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Bloomington South and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Edgewood, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Bloomington South has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Shakamak at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bloomington South's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Shakamak's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Edgewood, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Terre Haute South Vigo at 6:00 p.m. Terre Haute South Vigo will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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