The Elk County Catholic Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Brockway Rovers at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elk County Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Bradford by a score of 7-2.
Lance O'Neill and Matthew Gilmore were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, O'Neill tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Gilmore pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. O'Neill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, O'Neill scored a run and stole a base, while Gilmore scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colby Nussbaum, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Brady Leathers was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Brockway waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Wolves out 5-4.
Brockway's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Brubaker, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Elk County Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8. As for Brockway, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-8.
Elk County Catholic suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Brockway when the teams last played on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brockway's Dylan Bash, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Elk County Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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