Edgewood is 3-0 against Waterloo since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Edgewood Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Waterloo Pirates at 11:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Edgewood has seven straight wins, Waterloo has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Edgewood beats Waterloo with three runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Edgewood narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Sauk Prairie 3-2. That's two games straight that Edgewood has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Waterloo had to settle for a 7-6 loss against New Glarus on Thursday.
Keegan Lauersdorf made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. Mason Reedy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Waterloo hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Edgewood has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Waterloo, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
Edgewood took their win against Waterloo in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Edgewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Waterloo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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