The St. Edward Green Wave have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Timothy Christian Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Edward is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
St. Edward is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Chicago Christian (and have done all season long). St. Edward never let Chicago Christian onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Tuesday.
Alaina Nolan was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Nolan has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Nolan was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sarah Gurley, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Mackenzie Fitzpatrick was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Timothy Christian was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 13-1 to Bishop McNamara. Timothy Christian has struggled against Bishop McNamara recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Edward's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. As for Timothy Christian, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
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