Baseball Preview: Bradford Owls vs. Elk County Catholic Crusaders
Bradford is 1-6 against Elk County Catholic since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bradford Owls will head out on the road to take on the Elk County Catholic Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. The last four games Bradford has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Bradford will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating DuBois, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Bradford had just enough and edged DuBois out 6-5. That's two games straight that Bradford has won by just one run.
AJ Lama was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Talan Reese, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Elk County Catholic lost 7-1 to Brockway on Monday. Elk County Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elk County Catholic also got a good showing from Brady Leathers, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Elk County Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colby Nussbaum, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bradford pushed their record up to 5-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Elk County Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Bradford suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Elk County Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Bradford, Joe Tettis (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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