Patrick Henry had won three straight on the road, but on Thursday they bumped their record up to 6-8 to make it four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Elmwood Royals a 2-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Patriots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cal Schroeder
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Cal Schroeder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Elmwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-5. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs.
On Elmwood's side, Zackery Gross spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Elmwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Snow, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Coming up, Patrick Henry will head out to face off against Holgate at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Elmwood, they will host Ottawa Hills at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Royals 3.2, the Green Bears 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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