Edwards County is 7-1 against Cisne since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Edwards County Lions will look to defend their home field against the Cisne Runnin' Lions at 4:30 p.m. Neither Edwards County nor Cisne posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Cisne is hoping to do on Wednesday what Newton couldn't on Monday: put an end to Edwards County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Edwards County's pitcher stepped up to hand Newton a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Jex Schnepper's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Edwards County's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Drew Roosevelt, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cisne fell victim to Waltonville and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Spartans.
Edwards County's victory bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Cisne, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Edwards County came out on top in a nail-biter against Cisne in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Does Edwards County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cisne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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