Baseball Recap: Elyria Catholic Comes Up Short

Elyria Catholic and Canton Central Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Elyria Catholic had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2021.

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

06/02/26 @ Canton Central Catholic	5-6
05/28/26 vs Marlington	8-2
05/26/26 vs Ursuline	11-1
05/21/26 vs Firelands	8-2
05/18/26 @ Westlake	2-6

The loss snapped Elyria Catholic's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 18-10 record. As for Canton Central Catholic, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5-1.

Elyria Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Canton Central Catholic, they will challenge Cardinal Mooney at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Crusaders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cardinals have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season.