Ellicott is 0-10 against Peyton since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ellicott Thunderhawks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Peyton Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Ellicott is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.8 runs per game this season.
Ellicott had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-3 walloping at the hands of Dolores Huerta Prep on Thursday.
Ellicott saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jedrick Howarth, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Howarth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Ellicott didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dolores Huerta Prep only tossed ten.
Meanwhile, Peyton earned a 10-7 win over Rye on Tuesday.
Ellicott's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Peyton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Ellicott might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Peyton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Ellicott have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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