The St. Edward Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the John Adams Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Edward has six straight wins, John Adams has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Edward gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Archbishop Hoban 4-3.
Henry Slaby tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Dan Tome was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
John Adams played against Rhodes and lost via forfeit.
St. Edward has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for John Adams, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
St. Edward took their victory against John Adams in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 21-0. Will St. Edward repeat their success, or does John Adams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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