After three games on the road, Elida is heading back home. They will take on the Defiance Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Elida nor Defiance posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Wednesday, Elida came up short against Celina and fell 4-1. Elida has not had much luck with Celina recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Elida saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marc Troyer, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Defiance came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fighting Irish a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Defiance has scored all year.
Not much got past Cody Shaw, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Central Catholic off the board.
Elida's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Defiance, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Elida came up short against Defiance when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-0. Will Elida have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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