With a playoff win on the line, Montpelier rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Edgerton Bulldogs 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Locomotives have posted since May 2nd.
Wesley Hartsock was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched eight innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Hartsock was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Malachi Smeltzer was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Locomotives
| 05/31/25 vs Edgerton | 5-4 |
| 05/29/25 vs Edon | 7-3 |
| 05/23/25 vs Stryker | 20-0 |
| 05/12/25 vs Delta | 13-0 |
| 05/08/25 vs Ayersville | 13-3 |
| + 3 more games |
Montpelier pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Edgerton, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-11.
Coming up, Montpelier will be playing at home against Miller City at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Locomotives 4.1, the Wildcats 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Edgerton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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