The Elgin Maroons will head out on the road to challenge the St. Edward Green Wave at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elgin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 21-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Elgin is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Fenton on Friday as Elgin made off with a 15-4 win.
The team relied heavily on Ben Heinrich, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Juan Carlos Betancourt, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Edward was able to grind out a solid victory over Marian Central Catholic on Friday, taking the game 11-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Edward.
Nolan Pomeroy was incredible, going 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Savini, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Elgin's win bumped their record up to 2-20. As for St. Edward, their victory bumped their record up to 10-19.
Elgin skirted past St. Edward 2-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Edward's Thomas Walla, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Elgin to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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