The Edison Golden Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jefferson Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Edison is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sam Houston a 20-0 shutout on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Aaron Franco and Julius Ramirez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Franco pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ramirez pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Franco scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1, while Ramirez scored a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Edison let Sergio Villarreal and Xavier Martinez loose on the outfield. Villarreal scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Noah Soto, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Jefferson's way against Sam Houston on Friday as Jefferson made off with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Jefferson.
Jefferson let Ethan Carreon and Aiden Urdiales loose on the outfield. Carreon scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Urdiales scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Larry Mendoza was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Edison has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 9-15.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Edison has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jefferson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Edison took their victory against Jefferson when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 17-3. Will Edison repeat their success, or does Jefferson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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