Bay is 0-8-2 against Elyria Catholic since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bay Rockets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Elyria Catholic Panthers at 5:00 p.m.
Sadly, Bay is still looking for their first win of the season after five games. They fell just short of Rocky River by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Grace Pierce was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Pierce has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Pierce was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Julia Mavis made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Elyria Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Normandy 12-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Elyria Catholic.
Like Bay, Elyria Catholic also got a great game from a two-way player: Kailey Tomasch. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Tomasch was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jessica Conner, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Savannah Dixon, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Bay's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Elyria Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Bay suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Elyria Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Bay, Grace Belza (who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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