Edgewood had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds 9-8. That's two games straight that Edgewood has won by just one run.
Edgewood got a big performance out of Mack Headdy, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Andrew Good was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Eastern Greene's side, Peyton Lewis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Jonas Hawk, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Edgewood's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Eastern Greene, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-8.
Edgewood will be playing at home against Linton-Stockton at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Edgewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Eastern Greene, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Barr-Reeve at 5:00 p.m.
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