The St. Edward Green Wave will head out to take on the Westminster Christian Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Edward is looking for their season's first victory.
St. Edward is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took an 18-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marian Central Catholic on Tuesday. Even if the Green Wave couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Zachary Lombardo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That run was his first of the season. Aiden Burchill was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Westminster Christian played in-conference for the first time on Monday and got just the result they were looking for. They came out on top against Schaumburg Christian by a score of 6-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Elijah Geu and Anthony Braoudakis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Geu tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Braoudakis didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Geu also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Westminster Christian is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-5 otherwise. At the plate, Geu scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Braoudakis went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Those two hits gave Geu a new career-high.
In other batting news, Elias Vaagen was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zach Gurley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Edward's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Westminster Christian, their record now sits at 3-6.
Everything went St. Edward's way against Westminster Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as St. Edward made off with a 17-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Green Wave since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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