Linden had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Edison Vikings a 4-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Linden also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Edison's batters probably weren't too happy with Eric Alvarez, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (he gave up two walks). Alvarez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cody Cox, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Linden's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Edison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Linden didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 4-2 defeat vs. Stagg on the 23rd. Edison has also already played their next game, a 13-0 loss against Bear Creek on the 23rd.
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