St. Edward hasn't had much luck against Brevard HEAT recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The St. Edward's Pirates will challenge the Brevard HEAT Firehawks at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Edward's has three straight wins, Brevard HEAT has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Edward's made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Berean Christian, but still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went St. Edward's way against Berean Christian last Tuesday as St. Edward's made off with a 10-1 victory. Fans of the Pirates have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Caden Freedman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Freedman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Graham Hutton was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Reid Morris was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Brevard HEAT's offense. They came up short against Master's Academy on Wednesday, falling 10-0.
St. Edward's record now sits at 3-0. As for Brevard HEAT, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Brevard HEAT's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Edward's hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .385. It's a different story for Brevard HEAT, though, as they've only averaged .177. Will they be able to contain St. Edward's hitters?
Everything went St. Edward's way against Brevard HEAT in their previous meeting on February 10th, as St. Edward's made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Edward's since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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