The Edison Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Lake Braddock Bruins at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Edison was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Annandale on Thursday. The Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Atoms a 16-0 shutout. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Atoms recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Lake Braddock made easy work of South County on Thursday and carried off a 10-2 victory. Considering the Bruins have won three matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Beau Padgett tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Henry Mahns and Ryan Harding did most of the damage at the plate: Mahns scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Harding scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. CJ Prentiss also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Lake Braddock's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-4. As for Edison, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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