It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Edgewood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past the West Vigo Vikings 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Mason Marotz looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Richey, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Hayden, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Edgewood kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 8.8.
Mustangs
| 04/28/26 vs West Vigo | 2-1 |
| 04/24/26 vs Irvington Preparatory Academy | 12-2 |
| 04/21/26 vs Brown County | 11-0 |
| 05/22/25 vs North Putnam | 10-0 |
| 05/15/25 vs Cloverdale | 11-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Edgewood's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for West Vigo, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
Edgewood and West Vigo should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Mustangs (ranked 153rd) will meet South Putnam (ranked 309th) at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, West Vigo will square off against North Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (98 vs. 251).
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