Edison typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Perkins proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Chargers. This was a revenge game for the Pirates: when they faced off against the Chargers back in April, they had to take a 4-2 defeat.
Braxden Martin
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Braxden Martin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Dylan Crabtree and Blake Parker did most of the damage at the plate: Crabtree got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run, while Parker got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Parker has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Perkins has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Edison, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Perkins will face off against Clay at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Edison, they will challenge Galion at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Chargers surely won't give up without a fight.
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