After two games on the road, Edgewood is heading back home. They will take on the Columbus East Olympians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Edgewood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Columbus East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Edgewood came up short against Bedford North Lawrence and fell 6-2. Edgewood has not had much luck with Bedford North Lawrence recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Mack Headdy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunnar Perry, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Columbus East sidestepped Greensburg for a 3-2 victory. The win was just what Columbus East needed coming off of a 9-0 loss in their prior game.
Columbus East also got a great performance from James Rotert as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Rotert has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Columbus East's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Evan Balzer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Edgewood now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Columbus East, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Edgewood hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Columbus East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Edgewood took their victory against Columbus East when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-3. Does Edgewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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