The Annandale Atoms will head out on the road to face off against the Edison Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Annandale proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Immanuel Christian 7-6.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Edison and Falls Church meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Eagles put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 9-3 victory. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Miller Clift, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Matthias Alden was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Annandale's record is now 3-9. As for Edison, their record now sits at 8-5-1.
Annandale suffered a grim 17-5 defeat to Edison when the teams last played back in March. Can the Atoms avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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