The Brookside Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Elyria Catholic Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Brookside will be strutting in after a victory while Elyria Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Brookside lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Clearview, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's game. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Clippers with a sharp 14-2 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Trevor Kitzberger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Liam Ebner was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and one triple. Austin Lara was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Brookside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Elyria Catholic fell victim to Steele and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 19-0 to the Comets. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Brookside's victory bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for Elyria Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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