Erie had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 3-13 to make it four. They lost 17-0 to the Cathedral Prep Ramblers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Ramblers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 back in April.
As for Cathedral Prep, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-5. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
For Cathedral Prep's part, Nikolas Malec looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Malec has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Costello was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and five RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last 11 games. Another player making a difference was Davin Friedman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Coming up, Erie will be playing at home against Meadville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cathedral Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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