The Edgewood Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Portage Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Edgewood's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Mount Horeb last Monday. They fell victim to a tough 13-0 loss at the hands of the Vikings. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Edgewood's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Portage finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Mount Horeb. Portage has struggled against Mount Horeb recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Portage saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Brom, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Edgewood now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Portage, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Edgewood came out on top in a nail-biter against Portage in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 14-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edgewood since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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