The Jeannette Jayhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jeannette has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Greensburg Central Catholic will come in with seven straight wins.
Greensburg Central Catholic is facing Jeannette at the wrong time: Jeannette suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-1 walloping at the hands of the Eagles.
Jeannette saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Shaeffer, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Greensburg Central Catholic gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let Apollo Ridge onto the board and left with a 6-0 win.
Jeannette's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4. As for Greensburg Central Catholic, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Jeannette suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Greensburg Central Catholic in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greensburg Central Catholic's Ethan Brody, who pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Jeannette knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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