Irvington Preparatory Academy hasn't had much luck against Edinburgh recently, but that could start to change on Monday. Irvington Preparatory Academy will look to defend their home field against Edinburgh at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Irvington Preparatory Academy has four straight wins, Edinburgh has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Irvington Preparatory Academy will bounce into Monday's match after beating Indiana School for the Deaf, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Irvington Preparatory Academy was the clear victor by a 19-1 margin over Indiana School for the Deaf on Thursday.
Brayden Meredith and Aiden Pollock made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Meredith tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Pollock struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Meredith a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, Meredith got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs, while Pollock went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Pollock has hit this season.
Owen Kriech
| 04/17/25 @ Indiana School for the Deaf | 6 |
| 04/14/25 vs Mooresville Christian | 4 |
| 04/30/24 vs Purdue Polytechnic | 4 |
| 04/13/24 @ Tindley | 4 |
| 05/10/24 vs Indianapolis Washington | 3 |
In other batting news, Owen Kriech was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with six RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cortez Jenkins, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Irvington Preparatory Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
South Decatur hit Edinburgh with a five-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lancers came up short against the Cougars, falling 9-2.
Edinburgh saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avynn Whitaker, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Edinburgh's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Irvington Preparatory Academy's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's game. Irvington Preparatory Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Edinburgh, though, as they've been averaging only 0.1 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Irvington Preparatory Academy continue to outrun the ball?
Irvington Preparatory Academy might still be hurting after the 23-13 defeat they got from Edinburgh in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Can Irvington Preparatory Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
