St. Edward came tearing into Monday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Archbishop Hoban Knights 4-3. This was payback for St. Edward, who suffered a 12-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
St. Edward got a great performance from Henry Slaby as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Slaby has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Dan Tome was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
St. Edward is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Archbishop Hoban, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-5.
St. Edward will be playing in front of their home fans against John Adams at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Edward is facing John Adams at the right time seeing as John Adams is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. Archbishop Hoban does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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