The Colerain Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Little Miami Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Colerain has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Little Miami will arrive with three straight victories.
Colerain fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Edgewood on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-7 to the Cougars, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 4-0 in the first period.
Colerain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another was Dario Sanchez Tejada, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Little Miami earned a 7-4 win over Sycamore on Friday.
Dominic Mahon looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Eli Schoellman was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run was his first of the season. Adam Trickey was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Little Miami pushed their record up to 20-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Colerain, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
Colerain took their victory against Little Miami in their previous matchup back in April of 2016 by a conclusive 10-4 score. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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