The Elyria Catholic Panthers will face off against the Mathews Mustangs at 5:00  p.m.  on Friday. Both teams are coming into the  match red-hot, with Elyria Catholic sitting on  13 straight  victories and Mathews on five.
On Wednesday, Elyria Catholic got the win against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy  by a conclusive  10-1. Considering the Panthers have won seven contests by more than eight  runs this season, Wednesday's  blowout was nothing new.
 Kailey Tomasch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
 On the hitting side, Elyria Catholic got a  massive  performance out of  Nadia Pagan, who  got on base  in all four of her plate appearances with four  stolen bases, three  runs,  and one  triple. That's the most  stolen bases  Pagan has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was  Jessica Conner, who  went 2-for-4 with two  runs, one  triple,  and two  RBI.
 The home team had won the previous four meetings between Mathews and Chalker, and Mathews kept the tradition alive. The Mustangs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcats  a   4-0 shutout  on Wednesday.
 Mathews' win was  their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which  pushed their record up to 12-2. Those  home  victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Elyria Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 13-0.
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