Edgewood is 1-9 against Ross since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Edgewood Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Ross Rams at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Edgewood is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 24-15 margin over Waynesville on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Edgewood.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ross, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Franklin 8-1. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Ross as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Paige Baker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Baker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Emilee Peters was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Joslyn Crowley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Edgewood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-16 record this season. As for Ross, their record is now 13-8.
Edgewood couldn't quite finish off Ross in their previous meeting back in April and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baker, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Edgewood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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