The Maumee Panthers will challenge the Central Catholic Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maumee will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Maumee is returning to their home field after beating Eastwood on theirs, despite the fact Eastwood has dominated at home this season. The Panthers walked away with a 6-1 win over the Eagles on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic beat Ross 6-2 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Irish.
The team relied heavily on Dre Wardrop, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Central Catholic is 4-1 when Wardrop posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-16 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Dalton McIlhargey, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Maumee's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 7-17.
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