After flying high against Elgin Academy last Friday, St. Edward came back down to earth. The St. Edward Green Wave took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wheaton Academy Warriors on Monday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Edward in their matchups with Wheaton Academy: they've now lost nine in a row.
St. Edward saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph DuSell, who went 4-for-4 with three doubles and two runs.
Even though they lost, St. Edward was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wheaton Academy didn't hit any.
On Wheaton Academy's side, Will Osterholm looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Osterholm has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dom Murrell was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Jackson From was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
St. Edward's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Wheaton Academy, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat St. Edward by a score of 18-8.
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