Edgewood is 9-1 against Northview since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Edgewood Mustangs will challenge the Northview Knights at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Edgewood has three straight victories, Northview has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Edgewood is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against North Putnam (and have done all season long). Edgewood never let North Putnam onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday.
ALLY BLAND made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. BLAND has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 25 consecutive pitching appearances. BLAND was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, AVA LAROCHE was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was PIPER STEPHENS, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Northview was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 4-1 to South Putnam.
Northview saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JAELYN THOMPSON, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Northview didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Putnam only tossed four.
Edgewood has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8-1 record this season. As for Northview, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Northview's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Edgewood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .344. It's a different story for Northview, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Edgewood's hitters?
Edgewood took their victory against Northview in their previous meeting on May 1st by a conclusive 15-0. Does Edgewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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