The Edgerton Crimson Tide will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Clinton Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Edgerton lost 11-1 to Jefferson on Monday.
Meanwhile, Clinton never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Evansville out 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clinton.
Ashley Theisen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 20 over seven innings pitched. Theisen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Theisen was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Theisen wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jordi Morrison, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Edgerton's loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Clinton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Edgerton came up short against Clinton when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Theisen, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Edgerton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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