St. Edward put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let the Wheaton Academy Warriors onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for St. Edward who now have three in a row.
Alaina Nolan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Nolan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Nolan was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Sarah Gurley was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Maddy Freeman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
St. Edward's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Wheaton Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
St. Edward will be playing at home against Harvest Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Wheaton Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Timothy Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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