The Edgewood Crusaders will square off against the Mount Horeb Vikings on Tuesday. Edgewood is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
If Edgewood beats Mount Horeb with 12 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Crusaders' pitchers stepped up to hand Oregon a 12-0 shutout on Thursday. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mount Horeb made easy work of Monroe on Thursday and carried off a 10-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Mount Horeb's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-11-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Edgewood, their win bumped their record up to 21-3-1.
Edgewood skirted past Mount Horeb 10-9 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad 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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