Norfolk hasn't had much luck against Pius X recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. Neither Norfolk nor Pius X posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Norfolk was handed a 13-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Wayne 2-1.
Meanwhile, Pius X faced Waverly in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2. The Thunderbolts have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Pius X saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Aschwege, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
Norfolk's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Pius X, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Norfolk couldn't quite finish off Pius X in their previous matchup back in May of 2025 and fell 3-1. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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