St. Edward is 1-9 against Timothy Christian since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Green Wave will head out on the road to take on the Trojans at 4:30 p.m.
St. Edward is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Thursday. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lisle.
Zachary Lombardo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Timothy Christian came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Raiders an 11-0 shutout. The game marked the Trojans' most dominant win of the season.
Nolan Montella made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Montella was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Colegrove, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Timothy Christian is undefeated when Colegrove posts two or more stolen bases, but 10-12 otherwise. Jonah Roemmich was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Timothy Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Timothy Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-12. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Edward, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-25.
St. Edward suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Timothy Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Green Wave avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
