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| 05/17/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 05/19/23 - Away | 6-1 W |
| 05/28/21 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 05/28/21 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 04/18/21 - Neutral | 4-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Edwardsville has gone 9-1 against Triad recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tigers will face off against the Knights at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Edwardsville 3.2, Triad 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Edwardsville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: O'Fallon, who was ranked 18th at the time (Edwardsville was ranked fifth). The Tigers put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 7-0 victory on Thursday. Considering the Tigers have won 13 matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Triad waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Midgets.
Edwardsville has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Triad, their win bumped their record up to 28-5.
Edwardsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Triad when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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