The Johnsonburg Rams will face off against the Elk County Catholic Crusaders at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Johnsonburg has struggled recently with 15 defeats in a row, while Elk County Catholic will arrive with four straight wins.
DuBois Central Catholic hit Johnsonburg with a five-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rams lost 11-5 to the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elk County Catholic). Everything went their way against Brookville on Friday as they made off with a 16-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won four matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Jack Breindel was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBI. Elk County Catholic is undefeated when Breindel posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Charlie Geci, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Elk County Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Johnsonburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Elk County Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Johnsonburg couldn't quite get it done against Elk County Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2025 as they fell 12-8. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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