In what's become a running theme this season, Edison gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on the Highlands Owls with a sharp 13-2 win. That's more bragging rights for Edison, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Maurice Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Martinez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Noah Soto was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hector Narvaez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Highlands' side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Edison is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Highlands, they dropped their record down to 4-17 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Edison will challenge MacArthur at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Edison is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Highlands, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Jefferson at 7:00 p.m.
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