Elk County Catholic is 7-1 against Bradford since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Elk County Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Bradford Owls at 4:30 p.m. Elk County Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Bradford will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, Elk County Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Brockway 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Elk County Catholic.
Elk County Catholic's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tom Gilmore, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Bradford lost 14-1 to Punxsutawney on Wednesday. Bradford has not had much luck with Punxsutawney recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Elk County Catholic's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-8. As for Bradford, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-9.
Elk County Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Bradford in their previous meeting on Tuesday, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elk County Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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