It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Elizabeth Forward can now relate to. They lost 8-0 to the North Catholic Trojans on Wednesday. Elizabeth Forward's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Elizabeth Forward saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JB Crovak, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On North Catholic's side, Tommy Schafale made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Schafale has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Schafale was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josef Safar, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Primrose, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Elizabeth Forward's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for North Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Elizabeth Forward does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Catholic, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against West Mifflin. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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