For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Elder and St. Xavier meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Bombers by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bombers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 9-2 loss on Monday.
Elder's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for St. Xavier, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Elder will square off against Cincinnati Trailblazers HomeSchool at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 3.9, the Trailblazers 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Xavier, they will challenge Walnut Hills at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bombers are facing the Eagles at the right time seeing as the Eagles are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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