Edgewood won the last time they faced Owen Valley, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Edgewood Mustangs walked away with a 5-1 win over the Owen Valley Patriots. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Edgewood.
ALLY BLAND spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 24 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, MADI BLAND was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Owen Valley's side, Taylor Monroe was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Edgewood's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8-1. As for Owen Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Edgewood will head out on the road to face off against North Putnam at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. North Putnam has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.09 runs per game on average), something Edgewood will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Owen Valley, they will square off against Indian Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Indian Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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