Edgewood and Northview are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Edgewood Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Northview Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Edgewood will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Edgewood will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Greencastle.
Jake Boggs looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Andrew Good was excellent, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Mack Headdy, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Northview got the win against Sullivan on Tuesday by a conclusive 13-4.
Brayden Kreiger and Jackson Pierce did most of the damage at the plate: Kreiger scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Pierce scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin McMains, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Edgewood pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Northview, their record is now 9-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Edgewood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Edgewood came up short against Northview in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 15-12. Can Edgewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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