Baseball Game Preview: St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers vs. Port Clinton Redskins

The St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Port Clinton Redskins at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary Central Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Port Clinton will be coming in after a defeat.

St. Mary Central Catholic will bounce into Thursday's match after beating St. Paul, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Panthers walked away with a 10-5 win over the Flyers on Tuesday.

Reid Wikel

Runs (Career)

04/01/25 @ St. Paul	3
05/06/24 @ Danbury	2
05/04/24 vs Monroeville	2
05/03/24 vs Woodmore	2
03/25/24 vs Port Clinton	2

The team relied heavily on Reid Wikel, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Austin Gill was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Port Clinton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 16-4 to Sandusky.

Port Clinton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tre Armendariz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Port Clinton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.

St. Mary Central Catholic took their win against Port Clinton when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.