The Colerain Cardinals will head out to square off against the Elder Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Colerain took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Oak Hills by a score of 6-2. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Highlanders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Caleb Hesse
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Caleb Hesse spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Colerain's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 6-10 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Nathan Johnson was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of August Armstrong, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Elder sidestepped Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Colerain's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Elder, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
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