Preview: Larkin Royals vs. St. Edward Green Wave
After three games on the road, Larkin is heading back home. They will take on the St. Edward Green Wave at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Larkin will be strutting in after a victory while St. Edward will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Larkin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Dundee-Crown. The victory was just what Larkin needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior match.
Aden Mora tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Carter Novelli came in to relieve Mora and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Moises Acosta, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Edward didn't have quite enough to beat Lutheran on Thursday and fell 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs St. Edward has scored all season.
St. Edward saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Pomeroy, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, St. Edward didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Larkin made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for St. Edward, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Larkin has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. Edward struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Larkin suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to St. Edward in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Larkin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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