After both having extra time off, the Edgewood Lions and the Ganesha Giants will shake off the rust and duke it out at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Edgewood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Ganesha will come in with nine straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Edgewood challenged Diamond Ranch last Friday. The Lions came up short against the Panthers, falling 17-1.
Meanwhile, Ganesha put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bassett a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Giants, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Kalena Lemus tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Hollynn Gentry and Jazmine Mikel did most of the damage at the plate: Gentry got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI, while Mikel went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave Mikel a new career-high. Anabelle Gonzalez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Ganesha hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 11 consecutive contests.
Ganesha's win was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average this season. As for Edgewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Edgewood suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Ganesha in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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