Baseball Game Preview: Newman Central Catholic Comets vs. Erie-Prophetstown Panthers

Comets

Runs

04/16/25 @ Eastland	4
04/14/25 vs Erie-Prophetstown	15
04/11/25 @ Orion	3
04/10/25 vs Princeton	3
04/09/25 @ Varsity Opponent	8
+ 9 more games

The Newman Central Catholic Comets will head out to face off against the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newman Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

Newman Central Catholic is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Eastland just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 5-4.

Garet Wolfe was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Ashton Miner was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Erie-Prophetstown lost 15-7 to Newman Central Catholic on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Comets: they've now lost five in a row.

Erie-Prophetstown also got a good showing from Braedyn Frank, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Those zero earned runs gave Frank a new career-low.

On the hitting side, Erie-Prophetstown saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Swertfeger, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Eli Heyvaert also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Erie-Prophetstown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Newman Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2-1.

Erie-Prophetstown's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Newman Central Catholic has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .454. It's a different story for Erie-Prophetstown, though, as they've only averaged .358. Will they be able to contain Newman Central Catholic's hitters?

Everything went Newman Central Catholic's way against Erie-Prophetstown when the teams last played on Monday, as Newman Central Catholic made off with a 15-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Comets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.