The Edwards County Lions will challenge the Carmi-White County Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Edwards County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Edwards County barely beat Richland County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Lions' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 10-0 shutout on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Evan Rhodes
| 04/11/25 vs Richland County | 3 |
| 03/16/24 vs Franklin-Simpson | 2 |
| 03/17/25 @ Casey-Westfield | 1 |
| 05/09/24 vs Mt. Carmel | 1 |
| 04/19/24 @ Red Hill | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Evan Rhodes, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Cy Nelson was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Carmi-White County came up short against Vienna on Saturday and fell 10-5. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carmi-White County saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Merick Milhorn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Milhorn also put up two RBI, which were his first of the season.
Carmi-White County's loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Edwards County, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Edwards County beat Carmi-White County 10-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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