The St. Edward Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
St. Edward is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Archbishop Moeller just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Fighting Crusaders by a score of 3-1.
Max Mcclellan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, St. Edward saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Laux, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cardinal Mooney, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Columbiana a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Jonathan Brenner's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks.
St. Edward's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Cardinal Mooney, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-5.
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