Softball Recap: Edgar Wins Going Away Against Athens

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 vs Pittsville	13
04/11/25 @ Shell Lake	12
04/04/25 @ Neillsville/Granton	10
04/25/25 @ Athens	6

Edgar won the last time they faced Athens and things went their way on Friday too. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Bluejays with a sharp 8-2 win. Considering the Wildcats have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Jorja Knetter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks.

At the plate, Edgar got a massive performance out of Alyson Kolano, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one triple, and one run. Those two doubles gave Kolano a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Kaiser, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two runs.

Edgar was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Edgar and bumps their season record up to 8-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Athens, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Edgar will challenge Newman at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Athens, they will square off against Rosholt at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Bluejays' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hornets have averaged an impressive 9.8 runs per game this season.