St. Edward and Elmwood Park are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The St. Edward Green Wave will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Elmwood Park Tigers at 4:30 p.m. St. Edward is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
St. Edward is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Westmont (and have done all season long). St. Edward never let Westmont onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Monday. The win was some much needed relief for St. Edward as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Sarah Gurley was incredible, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2. Mackenzie Fitzpatrick was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Elmwood Park was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They fell just short of Glenbrook North by a score of 3-2.
Kylie Jones-Plasencia put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Jones-Plasencia has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Jones-Plasencia was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Jessica Craig was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Edward's victory bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Elmwood Park, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Edward has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Elmwood Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Edward might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Elmwood Park in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can St. Edward avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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