The St. Edward's Pirates will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Palm Bay Pirates at 5:30 p.m. St. Edward's is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Last Tuesday, St. Edward's came up short against Calvary Chapel Academy and fell 13-9.
Reid Morris was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Graham Hutton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while it was Palm Bay who put the first points on the board on Wednesday, it was Heritage who put up more. Palm Bay's rough 14-1 defeat to Heritage might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Palm Bay in their matchups with Heritage: they've now lost five in a row.
Palm Bay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Werle, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
St. Edward's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Palm Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
St. Edward's suffered a grim 18-5 defeat to Palm Bay when the teams last played back in February. Will St. Edward's have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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