Elgin had lost 12 straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 3-22-1 to make it 13. They fell just short of the St. Edward Green Wave by a score of 9-8. The Maroons were not able to make up for their loss to the Green Wave from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
As for St. Edward, they moved to 2-26 with that win, which also ended their nine-game losing streak. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since April 29th.
For St. Edward's part, they got a great performance from Luis Vargas as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Vargas a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Brayden Collins-Langfield was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most hits he has posted over his last six games. Another player making a difference was Anthony Leadley, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Coming up, Elgin will take on Aurora East at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The Maroons are facing the Tomcats at the right time seeing as the Tomcats are stuck on a 17-game losing streak. As for St. Edward, they will square off against Illinois Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Chargers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.43 runs per game on average), something the Green Wave will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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