
Eagles
05/09/25 @ Edgewood | 2-0 |
05/08/25 vs Edgewood | 1-0 |
05/03/25 @ De Kalb | 1-0 |
05/02/25 @ De Kalb | 5-4 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only New Diana walked away with it. They never let the Edgewood Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Friday. Give the Eagles' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Colt McDowell's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, New Diana's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Black, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
New Diana is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-7-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Edgewood, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-14.
Coming up, New Diana will square off against Paradise on Saturday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Edgewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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