Edgerton extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 5-7. They lost 8-1 to the East Troy Trojans. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 29, 2022, but that streak is no more.
As for East Troy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-4. Considering they have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
For East Troy's part, Brady Rongstad and Kellen Pluess made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Rongstad pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Pluess struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Rongstad has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Rongstad got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, while Pluess got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and three runs.
In other batting news, Cole Pettijohn was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Hoffman, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Coming up, Edgerton will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Marshall at 11:00 p.m. As for East Troy, they will square off against Verona at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.
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