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| 05/10/24 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 05/12/23 - Away | 10-7 W |
| 05/13/22 - Home | 7-3 W |
| 05/07/21 - Away | 9-0 W |
| 05/10/19 - Neutral | 7-1 W |
| + 3 more games |
Edwardsville is a perfect 8-0 against Jersey since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Edwardsville 4.1, Jersey 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Edwardsville took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Collinsville a 5-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Jersey made sure to put some runs up on the board against Marquette Catholic on Thursday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Explorers with a sharp 13-2 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Panthers' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Edwardsville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Jersey, their win bumped their record up to 19-10.
Edwardsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Jersey when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 5-0. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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