It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Edgewood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Indian Creek Braves by a score of 6-3. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Braves, too.
ALLY BLAND
| 05/21/25 @ Indian Creek | 13 |
| 05/17/25 @ Evansville Mater Dei | 6 |
| 05/17/25 @ Evansville Reitz | 19 |
| 05/15/25 vs Cloverdale | 11 |
| 05/12/25 vs Martinsville | 10 |
| + 11 more games |
ALLY BLAND was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on ELLA SPROUL, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was JAYDEN STEPHENS, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Edgewood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Indian Creek, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 15-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Edgewood is set to take on their familiar foe West Vigo at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 2.4, the Vikings 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Indian Creek will face off against rival Northview at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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