Elyria Catholic is 1-7 against Holy Name since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elyria Catholic Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Holy Name Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. Elyria Catholic is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Elyria Catholic put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Bay 12-1. While fans of Elyria Catholic might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Kailey Tomasch made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Tomasch was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Elyria Catholic got a massive performance out of Hannah Brooks, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jessica Conner, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Holy Name came into Wednesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Buckeye on Wednesday and snuck past 4-3.
Elyria Catholic pushed their record up to 4-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Holy Name, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Elyria Catholic suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Holy Name in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Elyria Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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