Edgewood got themselves on the board against Western on Monday, but Western never followed suit. They blew past the Pioneers 10-0. Considering the Lions have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Tony Madriz
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Tony Madriz looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Edgewood is 2-1 when Madriz allowsthree or fewer hits, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Noah Ramirez was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Edgewood's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Raymond Tafolla, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Edgewood's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.25 strikeouts in those games compared to only four in the others. As for Western, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Edgewood will host Workman at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Edgewood is facing Workman at the right time seeing as Workman is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Western, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Southlands Christian at 3:15 p.m.
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