The St. Edward Green Wave will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Larkin Royals at 12:00 p.m. St. Edward is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, St. Edward didn't have quite enough to beat Lutheran 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.
Meanwhile, Larkin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Dundee-Crown on Wednesday. The win was just what Larkin needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior game.
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, Moises Acosta was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-4.
St. Edward's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Larkin, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Edward has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Larkin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went St. Edward's way against Larkin in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as St. Edward made off with a 10-0 win. Will St. Edward repeat their success, or does Larkin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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