Softball Game Preview: Wheaton Academy Warriors vs. St. Edward Green Wave

The Wheaton Academy Warriors will square off against the St. Edward Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wheaton Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.

Wheaton Academy will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating St. Edward, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Warriors put the hurt on the Green Wave with a sharp 15-6 victory on Monday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Moriah Husted, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple was her first of the season. Emily From was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Wheaton Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .524 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Wheaton Academy pushed their record up to 7-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for St. Edward, the win got them back to even at 10-10.