The Edgewood Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Edgewood Academy 3, Ezekiel Academy 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Edgewood Academy saw some tournament action on April 4th. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Evangel Christian, sneaking past 4-2.
Meanwhile, Ezekiel Academy waltzed into their contest on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Patriots a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 19 games by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Addie Newell, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Jones, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Ezekiel Academy's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-6. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Edgewood Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Edgewood Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Ezekiel Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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