Baseball Game Preview: Aurora Christian Eagles vs. St. Edward Green Wave

Eagles

Runs

04/25/25 vs Wheaton Academy	2
04/24/25 @ Wheaton Academy	2
04/23/25 @ Westminster Christian	14
04/22/25 vs Marian Central Catholic	4
04/21/25 @ Marian Central Catholic	14
+ 14 more games

Aurora Christian is 9-1 against St. Edward since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Eagles will challenge the Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. Aurora Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Wheaton Academy hit Aurora Christian with a four-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles came up short against the Warriors, falling 8-2. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Aurora Christian saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Niedzwiecki, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, St. Edward was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 19-4 to Chicago Christian.

Zach Wojtas was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.

St. Edward's loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Aurora Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.

St. Edward's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Aurora Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for St. Edward, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Aurora Christian keep running through batters, or will the Green Wave buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.