Fighting Blue Jays
| 03/06/25 vs Northwest | 18 |
| 02/14/25 vs Logansport | 15 |
| 02/22/25 vs Highland Baptist Christian | 13 |
| 02/17/25 vs Hamilton Christian | 11 |
| 02/05/25 vs Lake Arthur | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Edmund). They blew past the Northwest Raiders 18-3 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Blue Jays, who have now won five matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Hudson Simon looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, St. Edmund let Ryan Young and David Evans run wild. Young scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Evans scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave Evans a new career-high. Blake Moran was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
St. Edmund always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .649. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
St. Edmund's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Northwest, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
St. Edmund will face off against Lutcher at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Northwest, they will square off against Elizabeth at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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