Baseball Game Preview: Padua Franciscan Bruins vs. Elyria Catholic Panthers

For the second straight game, Padua Franciscan will face off against Elyria Catholic. The Bruins will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Padua Franciscan has three straight wins, Elyria Catholic has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If Padua Franciscan beats Elyria Catholic with three runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Bruins' pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 3-0 shutout on Monday.

Padua Franciscan's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Elyria Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.