For the second straight game, Edgewood will face off against Harford Tech. Edgewood is headed away from home for the first time to challenge Harford Tech at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Edgewood might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-1 to Harford Tech, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Cobras recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Harford Tech's part, Mikayla McJilton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Those 15 strikeouts gave McJilton a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Lyric Strong was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season. Alexandria Kurth was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Harford Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Harford Tech pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Edgewood, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Edgewood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harford Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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