The Shakamak Lakers will head out to take on the Edgewood Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Shakamak is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Wednesday, Shakamak earned a 5-2 victory over Bloomfield.
Meanwhile, while Edgewood put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Cloverdale. The Mustangs blew past the Clovers 11-0.
Jackson Huber tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He has become a key player for Edgewood: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one hit, but 5-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Gunnar Perry was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Edgewood is undefeated when Perry posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Aaron Murphy, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Edgewood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Edgewood pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Shakamak, their record is now 8-6.
Shakamak might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Edgewood in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Lakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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