The Edgewood Mustangs are on the road again on Tuesday to play the West Vigo Vikings at 7:30 p.m. West Vigo took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Edgewood, who comes in off a win.
Edgewood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Northview by a score of 5-2.
ALLY BLAND was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. BLAND has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 26 consecutive pitching appearances. BLAND was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
BLAND wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was COURTNEY HAMILTON, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, West Vigo fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Clay City on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eels by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, West Vigo couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jaleigh Lindley spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Carlea Funk made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs while going 2-for-2.
Edgewood has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8-1 record this season. As for West Vigo, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Edgewood hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Vigo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Edgewood came out on top in a nail-biter against West Vigo when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edgewood 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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