The Edgerton Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Leipsic Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Edgerton has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Leipsic will arrive with three straight wins.
Things were looking good for Edgerton after they put the first runs on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Fairview by a score of 5-4.
Edgerton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Weaver, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double was Weaver's first of the season. Another was Maddox Baker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Leipsic won against Arcadia on Wednesday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over Jefferson. The match marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season so far.
The team relied heavily on Mill Paniagua, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Myles Camareno was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Leipsic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson only posted an OBP of .286.
Leipsic pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Edgerton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Edgerton came up short against Leipsic in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 10-5. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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