The Brockway Rovers will challenge the Elk County Catholic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Brockway proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Clarion-Limestone 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rovers have posted since May 8, 2024.
Ben Yale
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Ben Yale was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Elk County Catholic narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bradford 4-2. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Owls recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Matthew Gilmore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits.
On the hitting side, Elk County Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Brem, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Brockway's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Elk County Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Brockway couldn't quite finish off Elk County Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Will the Rovers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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