The Edon Bombers will challenge the North Central Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Edon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while North Central will come in with five straight wins.
Edon came up short against Montpelier on Tuesday, falling 10-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Central). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Stryker a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Jackson Poynter, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. North Central is undefeated when Poynter posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Briggs Fiser, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
North Central's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Edon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Edon's way against North Central when the teams last played back in April of 2025, as Edon made off with a 13-3 win. Will the Bombers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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