The Edwardsburg Eddies will head out on the road to take on the Jimtown Jimmies at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Edwardsburg is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Northridge just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jimtown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let LaVille get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Jimmies, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Mason Armstrong made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Ty Zartman was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Connor Christman, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
Jimtown is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Edwardsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-12.
Edwardsburg suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Jimtown when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Eddies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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