The Edgewood Cougars will head out on the road to take on the St. Xavier Bombers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Edgewood 4, St. Xavier 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Edgewood fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Archbishop McNicholas on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 7-6. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Thunderbolts.
Edgewood's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7-1. As for St. Xavier, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Edgewood might still be hurting after the 12-6 loss they got from St. Xavier in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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