Edgewood had lost three straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 4-7 to make it four. They fell 5-0 to the Jefferson Area Falcons. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Jefferson Area, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games.
For Jefferson Area's part, not much got past Logan Padgett, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Edgewood off the board. Padgett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mason Kalil, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Sands, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
While Edgewood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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