Edgewood fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Shakamak on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lakers by a score of 4-3. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lakers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Anthony Shields was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowan Heitink, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Edgewood's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Shakamak, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Edgewood will challenge Indianapolis Kings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Edgewood's pitchers better be ready for this one: Indianapolis Kings has averaged an impressive 11.3 runs per game this season. As for Shakamak, they will square off against Barr-Reeve at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Lakers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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