The Northwest Raiders will challenge the St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Northwest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Northwest came up short against Plaquemine and fell 8-4. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
H. Brown made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He also hit a triple, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Brayden Batiste, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Edmund had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering the Fighting Blue Jays have won four matchups by more than eight runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Edmund pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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