Elmwood Park and St. Edward are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Elmwood Park Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Edward Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elmwood Park's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so St. Edward's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Elmwood Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Glenbrook North on Monday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 3-2.
Kylie Jones-Plasencia was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Jones-Plasencia has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Jones-Plasencia was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Jessica Craig was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Edward put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Westmont 19-0. While fans of St. Edward might be used to big wins, the 19-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Sarah Gurley was incredible, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2. Mackenzie Fitzpatrick was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Elmwood Park's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6. As for St. Edward, their win bumped their record up to 11-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Elmwood Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Edward struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Elmwood Park's way against St. Edward when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Elmwood Park made off with a 17-0 victory. Does Elmwood Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Edward turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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