Baseball Game Preview: Newman Central Catholic Comets vs. Erie-Prophetstown Panthers

Comets

Runs

05/16/25 vs Marquette	0
05/15/25 @ Warren	12
05/14/25 @ Erie-Prophetstown	2
05/12/25 @ Amboy	8
05/10/25 @ Bishop McNamara	2
+ 26 more games

The Newman Central Catholic Comets will take on the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newman Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

Friday just wasn't the day for Newman Central Catholic's offense. They came up short against Marquette on Friday, falling 13-0. The Comets just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.

Erie-Prophetstown hadn't beaten Riverdale on the road since April 7, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. The Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Rams.

Erie-Prophetstown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Newman Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 23-7-1.