The Edison Wildcats will take on the Martins Ferry Purple Riders at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Edison 0.7, Martins Ferry 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Edison's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Claymont by a score of 3-0. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Martins Ferry entered their tilt with Cambridge on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Bobcats.
The victory made it two in a row for Edison and bumps their season record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Martins Ferry, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Edison suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Martins Ferry in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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