The Open Door Christian Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Elyria Pioneers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Open Door Christian nor Elyria posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Open Door Christian came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 8-1 to Danbury.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Elyria nor Solon made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Pioneers fell just short of the Comets by a score of 4-2. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Maurice Stone spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits.
Elyria's loss dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Open Door Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
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